Where does “augur” come from?
Augur comes from Latin augur, derived from Old Latin augus, with the original sense unclear from available evidence.
augur (English): A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour...
Definitions
- A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour...
Ancestry of “augur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | augur | augur (priest, diviner, or soothsayer, one who foretold the future in part by interpreting the song and flight of birds) |
| 2 | Latvian | augos | locative plural form of augs; locative plural... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |