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Where does “auréola” come from?

auréola (Portuguese) comes from Latin aureola, from Latin aureolus, from Latin aureus, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus.

auréola (Portuguese): halo, aureole, nimbus

Definitions

  1. halo, aureole, nimbus

Ancestry of “auréola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaureolanominative feminine singular of aureolus;...
2LatinaureolusMade of gold, golden; Adorned, covered or...
3LatinaureusMade of gold, golden; gilded; Of the color of...
4Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
5Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
6Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
7Latinaudeō—
8LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
9Latin-idustending to
10Proto-Italic*-iðos—
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