Where does “auger” come from?
auger (French) comes from French auge, from Latin alveus, from Latin alvus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
auger (French): to dig in order to get the shape of a trough; to...
Definitions
- to dig in order to get the shape of a trough; to...
Ancestry of “auger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | auge | trough; mixing tub, mortar box; bucket |
| 2 | Latin | alveus | a hollow, cavity; a hollow vessel, in the shape... |
| 3 | Latin | alvus | belly, bowels, paunch; excrement; flux,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
Words derived from “auger”