adjective/auˈɾifeɾo/
gold; auriferous
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-der. Proto-Italic *auzom Latin aurum Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰorós Proto-Italic *-foros Latin -fer Latin auriferbor. Spanish aurífero Borrowed from Latin aurifer.