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gold's Latin passport name, still stamped on every periodic table on Earth.
means aurum is the Latin word for gold, and the source of its chemical symbol Au.
from from Latin aurum, possibly rooted in aurora (dawn) or an older word meaning shining, because gold looked like captured sunlight to people who had no better metaphor.
symbol sourcegives gold the element symbol Au
no english cognateenglish just borrowed gold from germanic instead
romance descendantsfrench or, italian oro, spanish oro all trace here
for instance
au on periodic table — element 79, listed as aurum in every chemistry class
aurum vitae — alchemical phrase meaning gold of life, chased for centuries
aurum potabile — medieval drinkable gold elixir, sold as a cure-all