Where does “auguste” come from?

auguste (English) comes from French Auguste, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

auguste (English): A kind of clown, usually serving as an anarchic...

Definitions

  1. A kind of clown, usually serving as an anarchic...

Ancestry of “auguste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchAugusteAugustus, the Roman emperor
2LatinAugustusvenerable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →