Where does “auriga” come from?

auriga (Latin) comes from Latin aurea, from Latin aureus, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus, from Latin -idus.

auriga (Latin): charioteer; stable groom

Definitions

  1. charioteer; stable groom

Ancestry of “auriga”, step by step

auriga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin aurea

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

via Latin agō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinagōto act, to behave
2Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “auriga

Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðosEvery word from Latin -idusEvery word from Latin avidus
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