aur-

aur- · prefix¹

1. Latin · derived fromaurum“gold”
2. English todayaur-

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

aur- · prefix²

1. Latin · derived fromauris“ear”
2. English todayaur-

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

Words from the same roots