auburn
The origin and history of auburn.
Etymology
From Old French auborne, "blond, flaxen," ultimately from Latin albus, "white." The meaning shifted to "reddish-brown" in English after it got mixed up with the unrelated word brown.
The origin and history of auburn.
From Old French auborne, "blond, flaxen," ultimately from Latin albus, "white." The meaning shifted to "reddish-brown" in English after it got mixed up with the unrelated word brown.