Where does “August” come from?

August (English) comes from Middle English August, from Old English Agustus, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

August (English): The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding September

Definitions

  1. The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding September

Ancestry of “August”, step by step

August traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English August

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishAugust—
2Old EnglishAgustus—
3LatinAugustusvenerable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

via French Auguste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchAugusteAugustus, the Roman emperor
2German[[dumme August—

Words derived from “August”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →