Auric
/ˈɔːrɪk/noun
Relating to gold or to gold compounds.
Did you know?Auric comes from Latin aurum, the word for gold, which is also the source of the chemical symbol Au and a huge family of “golden” words across Europe.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂ews-
“to shine; dawn”
Latin
Latin
aurum
“gold”
Late Latin
Latin
auricus
“of gold; golden”
19th Century
English
auric
“relating to gold”
Modern English
English
auric
“relating to gold or to gold compounds”