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French

noun
Definitions
  • gold
  • (tincture) or yellow in heraldry

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French or inherited from Old French or (yellow) inherited from Latin aurum (gold) inherited from Proto-Italic *auzom (gold) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (glow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂é-h₂us-o-

Gloss

glow

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