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Where does “autunitic” come from?

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

autunitic (English): Relating to the mineral autunite

Definitions

  1. Relating to the mineral autunite

Ancestry of “autunitic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishautuniteA yellow mineral with tetragonal crystals,...
2EnglishAutun—
3LatinAugustodunum—
4LatinAugustusvenerable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
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