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Where does “augmenteren” come from?

augmenteren (Dutch) comes from Middle French augmenter, from Old French augmenter, from Latin augmentāre, from Latin augmentum, from Latin augeō, from Proto-Italic augeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂owg-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-.

augmenteren (Dutch): to augment, to increase

Definitions

  1. to augment, to increase

Ancestry of “augmenteren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchaugmenter—
2Old Frenchaugmenter—
3Latinaugmentāre—
4Latinaugmentumincrease, growth, augmentation
5Latinaugeō—
6Proto-Italicaugeōto increase; to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂owg-éye-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
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