English
aurivorous
Aurivorous comes from Latin aurum ‘gold’, and goes back to 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’
- Englishtodayaurivorous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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’
- Englishtodayaurivorous
Formed from -vorous
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘to dawn, become light, become red’
air, east, plane, aerial, exhaust, malaria, aria, aero, aura, aurora, austral, 62 more
through Latin aurum ‘gold’
Today it means
adj Gold-devouring.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- / aurivorous