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Where does “Augustinism” come from?

Augustinism (English) comes from English Augustine, from French Augustine, from Latin Augustina, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

Ancestry of “Augustinism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAugustineAn Augustinian
2FrenchAugustine—
3LatinAugustinanominative feminine singular of Augustīnus;...
4LatinAugustusvenerable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
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