English
aureate
Aureate comes from Latin aureatus ‘adorned or decorated with gold’, from aureus ‘golden’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘to dawn, become light, become red’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-‘to dawn, become light, become red’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éws-o-mreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*auzom‘gold’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaurum‘gold’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaureus‘golden’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaureatus‘adorned or decorated with gold’
- Englishearliest quotation 1859aureate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-‘to dawn, become light, become red’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éws-o-mreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*auzom‘gold’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaurum‘gold’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaureus‘golden’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaureatus‘adorned or decorated with gold’
- Englishearliest quotation 1859aureate
Earliest quotation: 1859, Omar Khayyám, Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: “And those who husbanded the Golden Grain, / And…”
Formed from aureus ‘golden, gilded’ + -ate
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘to dawn, become light, become red’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éws-o-m
Proto-Italic *auzom ‘gold’
Latin aurum ‘gold’
Latin aureus ‘golden’
English aureus
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘to dawn, become light, become red’
air, east, plane, aerial, malaria, exhaust, aria, aero, aurora, aura, austral, 62 more
through Latin aurum ‘gold’
through Latin aureus ‘golden’
Today it means
adj Golden in color or shine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- / aureate