Where does “augureth” come from?
augureth (English) comes from English augur, from Latin augur, from Latvian augos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
augureth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “augureth”, step by step
augureth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English augur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | augur | A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour... |
| 2 | Latin | augur | augur (priest, diviner, or soothsayer, one who foretold the future in part by interpreting the song and flight of birds) |
| 3 | Latvian | augos | locative plural form of augs; locative plural... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |