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Where does “auraria” come from?

auraria (Latin) comes from Latin aurarius, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

auraria (Latin): A gold mine; A female worker in gold, female...

Definitions

  1. A gold mine; A female worker in gold, female...

Ancestry of “auraria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinaurariusOf, pertaining to or used for gold; A worker in...
2Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
3Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
4Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
5Latinaudeō—
6LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
7Latin-idustending to
8Proto-Italic*-iðos—
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