Where does “agosto” come from?

agosto (Ilocano) comes from Spanish agosto, from Vulgar Latin agustus, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

agosto (Ilocano): August

Definitions

  1. August

Ancestry of “agosto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishagostoAugust
2Vulgar Latinagustus—
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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →