Where does “estalão-ouro” come from?

estalão-ouro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese ouro, from Old Portuguese ouro, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus, from Latin -idus.

estalão-ouro (Portuguese): gold standard

Definitions

  1. gold standard

Ancestry of “estalão-ouro”, step by step

estalão-ouro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese ouro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseourogold
2Old Portugueseourogold
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 Portuguese estalão

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseestalãostandard
2Old Frenchestalonstallion
3Frankishstallo
4Frankishstallstall, position, place; stable; stall, stable
5Proto-Germanicstallazstanding, position, stall, stable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstelǝ-
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðosEvery word from Latin -idusEvery word from Latin avidus