Where does “Αύγουστος” come from?

Αύγουστος (Greek) comes from Koine Greek Αὔγουστος, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

Αύγουστος (Greek): August the 8th month

Definitions

  1. August the 8th month

Ancestry of “Αύγουστος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine GreekΑὔγουστος—
2LatinAugustusvenerable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “Αύγουστος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →