Where does “august” come from?
august (Danish) comes from Latin augustus, from Latin augeo, from Proto-Italic augeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂owg-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
august (Danish): August
Ancestry of “august”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | augustus | august, majestic, venerable; of August, the sixth... |
| 2 | Latin | augeo | I increase, augment; I enlarge, spread, expand; I... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | augeō | to increase; to enlarge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂owg-éye-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |