Etymology Explorer › Welsh

Where does “aur” come from?

aur (Welsh) comes from Latin aureus, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

aur (Welsh): gold; golden

Definitions

  1. gold; golden

Ancestry of “aur”, step by step

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

Words derived from “aur”

  • euro
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