English word origin

Etymology of aur-

First productive in the 1575 coinage auripotent: representing aur-, the stem of the Latin aurum (“gold”).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

prefix

gold

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First productive in the 1575 coinage auripotent: representing aur-, the stem of the Latin aurum (“gold”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

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Unspecified derivation mentionaurumla

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Source etymology 2

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prefix

ear

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

First productive in the 1678 coinage aurist: representing aur-, the stem of the Latin auris (“ear”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Unspecified derivation mentionaurisla

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