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Where does “aurifex” come from?

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

aurifex (Latin): A worker in gold, goldsmith

Definitions

  1. A worker in gold, goldsmith

Ancestry of “aurifex”, step by step

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

Words derived from “aurifex”

  • aurificium
  • aurificem
  • aurificina
  • orebce
  • oreficeria
  • orefice
  • ourivesaria
  • aurífice
  • ourives
  • ourivez
  • orebze
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