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Where does “augurer” come from?

augurer (French) comes from Latin auguro, from Latin augur, from Latvian augos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

augurer (French): to augur, foresee

Definitions

  1. to augur, foresee

Ancestry of “augurer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinauguroI predict, foretell, forebode; I conjecture,...
2Latinauguraugur
3Latvianaugoslocative plural form of augs; locative plural...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “augurer”

  • augura
  • augura
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