Where does “aurifodina” come from?
aurifodina (Latin) comes from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.
aurifodina (Latin): A gold mine
Definitions
- A gold mine
Ancestry of “aurifodina”, step by step
aurifodina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin aurum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 2 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 4 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 5 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 6 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |
via Latin fodina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fodina | A place from which a mineral is dug; mine, pit |
| 2 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |