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Where does “ouros” come from?

ouros (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.

ouros (Portuguese): diamonds; plural of ouro

Definitions

  1. diamonds; plural of ouro

Ancestry of “ouros”, step by step

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,...
6Latinaudeō—
7LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
8Latin-idustending to
9Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “ouros”

  • uru
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