Where does “gaugino” come from?

gaugino (English) comes from English gauge, from Middle English gauge, from Old French gauger, from Old French gauge, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

gaugino (English): Any of a series of hypothetical particles that...

Definitions

  1. Any of a series of hypothetical particles that...

Ancestry of “gaugino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgaugeA measure; a standard of measure; an instrument...
2Middle EnglishgaugeA customary measurement or scale
3Old FrenchgaugerAlternative form of jaugier
4Old FrenchgaugeAlternative form of jauge; gauging rod
5Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
6Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
7Proto-Italic-āForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Latin -a →Every word from Old French -é →