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Where does “auxiliarly” come from?

auxiliarly (English) comes from English auxiliar, from Latin auxiliāris, from Latin auxilium, from Proto-Italic augeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂owg-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

auxiliarly (English): By way of help

Definitions

  1. By way of help

Ancestry of “auxiliarly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishauxiliarauxiliary; An auxiliary
2Latinauxiliāris—
3Latinauxiliumhelp, aid; antidote, remedy
4Proto-Italicaugeōto increase; to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂owg-éye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
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