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Where does “aurige” come from?

aurige (French) comes from Latin auriga, from Latin aurea, from Latin aureus, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus.

aurige (French): charioteer

Definitions

  1. charioteer

Ancestry of “aurige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaurigacharioteer; stable groom
2Latinaureathe noun and reins of a horse, bridle; nominative...
3LatinaureusMade of gold, golden; gilded; Of the color of...
4Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
5Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
6Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
7Latinaudeō—
8LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
9Latin-idustending to
10Proto-Italic*-iðos—
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