'auride' originates from Modern/New Latin formation based on Latin 'aurum' plus the chemical suffix '-ide', where 'aurum' meant 'gold' and the suffix '-ide' denoted an anionic or chemical compound.

'auride' was formed in modern chemical nomenclature in the 19th century from Latin 'aurum' (gold) combined with the suffix '-ide' (used in chemistry to name anions and related compounds); the word entered English via scientific Latin/French usages.

Initially coined to name a class of gold-containing compounds or the gold anion, the term has retained that technical chemical meaning in modern usage.