Where does “aoûtien” come from?

aoûtien (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-.

aoûtien (French): someone who goes on holiday in August

Definitions

  1. someone who goes on holiday in August

Ancestry of “aoûtien”, 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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →