Where does “Austin” come from?
Austin derives from Latin Augustinus, a diminutive of augustus, from augeo meaning to increase or grow, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-.
Austin (English): Augustinian
Ancestry of “Austin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Austin | Augustine |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | Aostin | — |
| 3 | Latin | Augustīnus | — |
| 4 | Latin | Augustus | venerable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |
Words derived from “Austin”