Aur-

//ɔːɹ// prefix

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Definitions

Prefix
  1. 1
    gold morpheme
  2. 2
    ear morpheme

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Etymology

Etymology 1

First productive in the 1575 coinage auripotent: representing aur-, the stem of the Latin aurum (“gold”).

Etymology 2

First productive in the 1678 coinage aurist: representing aur-, the stem of the Latin auris (“ear”).

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