Gold

What “Gold” means

Noun

1. (uncountable) A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79.
2. A coin or coinage made of this material, or supposedly so.
3. A deep yellow colour, resembling the metal gold.
4. The bullseye of an archery target.
5. A gold medal.

Symbol

1. ☉ (alchemy)

Adj

1. Made of gold.
2. Having the colour of gold.
3. Premium, superior.
4. Of a musical recording, having sold 500,000 copies.
5. Subject to or involving a model of open access in which a published article is immediately available for to read for free with no embargo period.

Verb

1. To appear or cause to appear golden.

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰĺ̥h₃-to-mder. Proto-Germanic *gulþą Proto-West Germanic *golþ Old English gold Middle English gold English gold From Middle English gold, from Old English gold (“gold”), from Proto-West Germanic *golþ, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃tóm (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”). Related to yellow; see there for more. Germanic cognates include Scots gowd, Dutch goud, German Gold, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk gull, Danish and Swedish guld, and cognates from other Indo-European languages include Latvian zelts, Russian зо́лото (zóloto), Persian زرد (zard, “yellow, golden”), Sanskrit हिरण्य (hiraṇya).

Business name ideas with “Gold”

Industries where “Gold” fits

We suggest this word for 3 business types and industries, including:

• Jewelry Business
• Gold Ore Mining
• Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing