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Where does “augmenter” come from?

augmenter (English) comes from English augment, from Middle English augmenten, from Middle French augmenter, from Old French augmenter, from Latin augmentāre, from Latin augmentum, from Latin augeō, from Proto-Italic augeō.

augmenter (English): One who, or that which, augments or increases...

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, augments or increases...

Ancestry of “augmenter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaugmentTo increase; to make larger or supplement; To...
2Middle Englishaugmenten—
3Middle Frenchaugmenter—
4Old Frenchaugmenter—
5Latinaugmentāre—
6Latinaugmentumincrease, growth, augmentation
7Latinaugeō—
8Proto-Italicaugeōto increase; to enlarge
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂owg-éye-ti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →