English
similor
Similor comes from French or ‘gold’, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- ‘glow’, and ultimately from *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*h₂é-h₂us-o-‘glow’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*auzom‘gold’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaurum‘gold’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400or‘gold (metal)’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘gold (metal)’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘gold’
- Englishtodaysimilor
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*h₂é-h₂us-o-‘glow’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*auzom‘gold’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaurum‘gold’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400or‘gold (metal)’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘gold (metal)’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘gold’
- Englishtodaysimilor
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘to dawn, become light, become red’
air, east, plane, aerial, exhaust, malaria, aura, aurora, aria, aero, austral, 62 more
through Latin aurum ‘gold’
aureus, aurelia, oriel, aurum, oriole, 19 more
through Middle French or ‘gold (metal)’
Today it means
noun An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, but of a golden color.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- / similor