Where does “augmentative” come from?

augmentative (English) comes from French augmentatif, from French augmenter, from Latin augmentō, from Latin augmentum, from Latin augeō, from Proto-Italic augeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂owg-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-.

augmentative (English): Growing, enlarging, increasing; A form of word...

Definitions

  1. Growing, enlarging, increasing; A form of word...

Ancestry of “augmentative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaugmentatifaugmentative
2Frenchaugmenterto increase; to increase, to augment
3Latinaugmentōto increase, augment
4Latinaugmentumincrease, growth, augmentation
5Latinaugeōto increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand
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-

Words derived from “augmentative

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