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Where does “auguroso” come from?

auguroso (Italian) comes from Italian augurio, from Latin augurium, from Latin augur, from Latvian augos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

auguroso (Italian): auspicious

Definitions

  1. auspicious

Ancestry of “auguroso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianauguriowish, pl wishes, greetings; omen, presage, augury
2Latinauguriumaugury; divination, prediction; omen, portent
3Latinauguraugur
4Latvianaugoslocative plural form of augs; locative plural...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “auguroso”

  • malaugurosamente
  • augurosamente
  • malauguroso
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