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Where does “augmenter” come from?

augmenter (French) comes from Latin augmentō, from Latin augmentum, from Latin augeō, from Proto-Italic augeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂owg-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

augmenter (French): to increase; to increase, to augment

Definitions

  1. to increase; to increase, to augment

Ancestry of “augmenter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaugmentō—
2Latinaugmentumincrease, growth, augmentation
3Latinaugeō—
4Proto-Italicaugeōto increase; to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂owg-éye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “augmenter”

  • augmentable
  • augmentatif
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