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Where does “ourivesaria” come from?

ourivesaria (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese ourives, from Old Portuguese ourivez, from Latin aurifex, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus.

ourivesaria (Portuguese): jeweller's; jewellery; the art of the goldsmith

Definitions

  1. jeweller's; jewellery; the art of the goldsmith

Ancestry of “ourivesaria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseourivesgoldsmith
2Old Portugueseourivezgoldsmith
3LatinaurifexA worker in gold, goldsmith
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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