Etymograph

English

aurelia

Aurelia comes from Italian aurelia ‘chrysalis’, from Latin aureus ‘golden’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘to become light’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-‘to become light’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*auzom‘gold’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaurum‘gold’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaureus‘golden’
  5. Italianc. 1300–presentaurelia‘chrysalis’
  6. Englishtodayaurelia

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-‘to become light’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*auzom‘gold’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaurum‘gold’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaureus‘golden’
  5. Italianc. 1300–presentaurelia‘chrysalis’
  6. Englishtodayaurelia

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘to become light’

air, east, plane, aerial, exhaust, malaria, aero, aurora, aria, aura, austral, 63 more

through Latin aurum ‘gold’

or, aurum, 20 more

through Latin aureus ‘golden’

oriole, oriel, aureus, 7 more

Today it means

noun The chrysalis of an insect, especially of a butterfly.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- / aurelia

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