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Italian word oro comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-, and later Proto-Italic *auzom (Gold.)
*h₂ews- (Proto-Indo-European)
dawn
*h₂é-h₂us-o- (Proto-Indo-European)
glow
*auzom (Proto-Italic)
Gold.
ausum (Latin)
("gold").
ausum (Old Latin)
aurum (Latin)
A Golden Age. Any object made of gold, such as a gold coin or a gold ring. Gold (as mineral or metal). Gold (colour). Lustre.
oro (Italian)
Gold (in colour) (chemistry) gold. (figuratively) gold, money, wealth. (heraldry) or. (in the plural) gold jewels. (sports) gold, gold medal. Gold (colour).