Where does “auxo-” come from?
auxo- (English) comes from Latin auxi, from English auxiliary, from Latin auxiliārius, from Latin auxilium, from Proto-Italic augeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂owg-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-.
auxo- (English): Growth or increase
Ancestry of “auxo-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | auxi | first-person singular perfect active indicative... |
| 2 | English | auxiliary | Helping; giving assistance or support;... |
| 3 | Latin | auxiliārius | — |
| 4 | Latin | auxilium | help, aid; antidote, remedy |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | augeō | to increase; to enlarge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂owg-éye-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |
Words derived from “auxo-”