Aureate
/ˈɔːriət/noun
Having a golden color, brilliance, or highly ornate style.
Did you know?Aureate descends from the same Latin root as the Roman dawn goddess Aurora, so the word carries both the idea of gold and the first light of day.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂ews-
“to dawn, shine red or bright at daybreak”
Latin
Latin
aurum
“gold”
Latin
Latin
auratus
“gilded, covered with gold”
Late Latin
Latin
aureatus
“gilded, golden”
Middle English
English
aureate
“golden; adorned with gold; elaborately elegant in style”
Modern English
English
aureate
“golden or richly ornate in language or style”