Where does “augmentive” come from?
augmentive (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.
augmentive (English): Serving to augment, enhance, or increase; augmentative
Definitions
- Serving to augment, enhance, or increase; augmentative
Ancestry of “augmentive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | augment | To increase; to make larger or supplement; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | augmenten | — |
| 3 | Middle French | augmenter | — |
| 4 | Old French | augmenter | — |
| 5 | Latin | augmentāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | augmentum | increase, growth, augmentation |
| 7 | Latin | augeō | to increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | augeō | to increase; to enlarge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂owg-éye-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |