English
aureation
Aureation comes from Latin aureatus ‘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‘decorated with gold’
- Englishtodayaureation
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‘decorated with gold’
- Englishtodayaureation
Formed from aureate + -ion
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘to dawn, become light, become red’
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Proto-Italic *auzom ‘gold’
Latin aurum ‘gold’
Latin aureus ‘golden’
Latin aureatus ‘adorned or decorated with gold’
English aureate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘to dawn, become light, become red’
air, east, plane, aerial, malaria, exhaust, aria, aurora, aero, aura, austral, 62 more
through Latin aurum ‘gold’
through Latin aureus ‘golden’
Today it means
noun The enhancement of the seriousness of a topic by the use of elaborate circumlocutions or polysyllabic or Latinate words for it.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- / aureation