Where does “Auxiliarverb” come from?
Auxiliarverb (German) comes from German auxiliar, from Latin auxiliāris, 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-.
Auxiliarverb (German): auxiliary, auxiliary verb, helping verb
Definitions
- auxiliary, auxiliary verb, helping verb
Ancestry of “Auxiliarverb”, step by step
Auxiliarverb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German auxiliar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | auxiliar | auxiliary |
| 2 | Latin | auxiliāris | assisting, helping, aiding |
| 3 | Latin | auxilium | help, aid; antidote, remedy |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | augeō | to increase; to enlarge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂owg-éye-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |
via German Verb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verb | verb |
| 2 | Latin | verbum | word; proverb, saying; verb |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |