deauro

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ aurō, literally gild out, the latter element a verb based on aurum (gold).

Pronunciation

Verb

deaurō (present infinitive deaurāre, perfect active deaurāvī, supine deaurātum); first conjugation

  1. (transitive) to gild; cover with gold

Conjugation

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Catalan: daurar
  • English: deaurate
  • Italian: dorare
  • Old French: dorer
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: dourar
  • Occitan: daurar
  • Spanish: dorar

References

  • deauro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • deauro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • deauro in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016