'aurigid' originates from the Latin word 'Auriga' (meaning 'charioteer'), combined with the English/Greek-derived suffix '-id' used to indicate 'belonging to' or 'related to'.

'aurigid' is a modern astronomical formation: the proper name 'Auriga' (Latin) was combined with the suffix '-id' (from Greek '-ides' via scientific/English usage) to name meteors associated with that constellation; this produced the term 'aurigid' (plural 'aurigids').

Initially formed to mean 'of or belonging to Auriga', the term came to be used specifically for meteors that appear to radiate from Auriga, i.e., members of the Aurigid meteor shower.