auri-, auro-, aur-

(Latin: gold, yellow)

Don't confuse this word family with another auri- family unit which means "ear".

oriole
orphrey
Gold embroidery; gold-embroidered band.
orpiment
1. A bright yellow arsenic sulfide mineral used in dyeing or tanning.
2. Etymology: from Middle English, previously from Old French, and before from Latin auripigmentum, from aurum, "gold" + pigmentum, "pigment".
orpin, orpine
A plant with yellow flowers.