Where does “Augustus” come from?
Augustus derives from Latin Augustus, the cognomen of Rome's first emperor, from Latin augustus meaning "venerable" or "majestic," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- meaning "to increase" or "grow."
Ancestry of “Augustus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Augustus | venerable |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |
Words derived from “Augustus”