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Where does “agostu” come from?

agostu (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese agosto, from Old Portuguese agosto, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

agostu (Guinea-Bissau Creole): August

Definitions

  1. August

Ancestry of “agostu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseagostoAugust
2Old PortugueseagostoAugust
3LatinAugustusvenerable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →