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Where does “aurea” come from?

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

aurea (Latin): the noun and reins of a horse, bridle; nominative...

Definitions

  1. the noun and reins of a horse, bridle; nominative...

Ancestry of “aurea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinaureusMade of gold, golden; gilded; Of the color of...
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—

Words derived from “aurea”

  • aureola
  • aurigandus
  • aurigo
  • auriga
  • aurigata
  • aurigans
  • aurigaturus
  • aurigatus
  • oropel
  • auriga
  • auriga
  • regato
  • orpello
  • orpellare
  • orpellatura
  • orpellamento
  • regatare
  • aurige
  • oripeau
  • Uryga
  • oripel
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