Etymology

aurate

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Today it means: Any salt of auric acid. Full definition →

English auric ← Latin aura ← Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsr̥h₂
  4. Proto-Hellenic*auhrā
  5. Ancient Greekαὔρα (aúra)
  6. Latinaura
  7. Englishaura
  8. Englishauric
  9. English todayaurate

From auric + -ate.

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