Where does “auxiliateur” come from?

auxiliateur (French) comes from Latin auxiliātor, from Latin auxilior, from Latin auxilium, 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-.

auxiliateur (French): auxiliary

Definitions

  1. auxiliary

Ancestry of “auxiliateur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinauxiliātorhelper
2LatinauxiliorI help, aid, assist; I am useful; I relieve,...
3Latinauxiliumhelp, aid; antidote, remedy
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-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-
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