Where does “autunite” come from?

autunite (English) comes from English Autun, from Latin Augustodunum, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

autunite (English): A yellow mineral with tetragonal crystals,...

Definitions

  1. A yellow mineral with tetragonal crystals,...

Ancestry of “autunite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAutun—
2LatinAugustodunumnow Autun
3LatinAugustusvenerable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “autunite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →