Where does “aoûtement” come from?
aoûtement (French) comes from French aoûter, from French août, from Old French aost, from Vulgar Latin agustus, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
aoûtement (French): hardening
Ancestry of “aoûtement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | aoûter | To ripen or harden in the August heat |
| 2 | French | août | August |
| 3 | Old French | aost | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | agustus | — |
| 5 | Latin | Augustus | venerable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |