Etymology of the English word Dorado
the English word
Doradoderived from the Spanish word
Doradoderived from the Spanish word
dorarderived from the Late Latin word
deaurare (gild, gild over)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
aurare (gild, overlay with gold)
derived from the Latin word
aurum (gold; gold, gold money)
Date
The earliest known usage of Dorado in English dates from the 17th century.
