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Where does “ouro” come from?

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

ouro (Old Portuguese): gold

Definitions

  1. gold

Ancestry of “ouro”, 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 “ouro”

  • Ouro Preto
  • ouro
  • ouros
  • ouro
  • uru
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