ausum etymology

Latin word ausum comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-, and later Proto-Italic *auzom (Gold.)

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Detailed word origin of ausum

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*h₂é-h₂us-o- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*auzom Proto-Italic (itc-pro) Gold.
ausum Old Latin (itc-ola)
ausum Latin (lat) ("gold").
aurum Latin (lat) A Golden Age. Any object made of gold, such as a gold coin or a gold ring. Gold (as mineral or metal). Gold (colour). Lustre.

Words with the same origin as ausum

Descendants of *h₂ews-
auro aurum