Where does “aoûter” come from?

aoûter (French) comes 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-.

aoûter (French): To ripen or harden in the August heat

Definitions

  1. To ripen or harden in the August heat

Ancestry of “aoûter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchaoûtAugust
2Old FrenchaostAugust month
3Vulgar Latinagustus—
4LatinAugustusvenerable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “aoûter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →