Synonyms & related words for auriferous

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of auriferous. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to auriferous

Explore words related to auriferous — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include metalliferous, argentiferous, gold, aurous, pyrolyze, lodes, arsenopyrite, sulfides. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does auriferous come from?

The word auriferous breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: auri, from Latin aurum (“gold”); fer, from Latin ferre (“to bear, carry”); and -ous, from Latin -osus (“full of, having”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.