Where does “îllôt” come from?

îllôt (Bourguignon) comes from Emilian ôt, from Old French aost, from Vulgar Latin agustus, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

îllôt (Bourguignon): islet

Definitions

  1. islet

Ancestry of “îllôt”, step by step

îllôt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Emilian ôt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Emilianôteight; eight o'clock
2Old FrenchaostAugust month
3Vulgar Latinagustus—
4LatinAugustusvenerable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

via Bourguignon îlle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bourguignonîlleisland
2LatinĪnsula—
3Proto-Italicenselā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →