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Where does “augusto” come from?

augusto (Italian) comes from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

augusto (Italian): august

Definitions

  1. august

Ancestry of “augusto”, step by step

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

Words derived from “augusto”

  • augustamente
  • auguste
  • augusta
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