'aureoline' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'aureolus', where 'aurum' meant 'gold'.

'aureoline' was formed in English (19th century) from Neo-Latin/Latin roots such as 'aureolinus' meaning 'golden', eventually becoming the pigment name 'aureoline' in modern English.

Initially related to the adjective meaning 'golden' or 'gold-colored'; over time it came to denote a specific yellow pigment (and the color produced by it).