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Where does “aumentare” come from?

aumentare (Italian) comes from Late Latin augmentare, from Latin augmentum, from Latin augeō, from Proto-Italic augeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂owg-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

aumentare (Italian): to increase, raise, augment, up, boost; to...

Definitions

  1. to increase, raise, augment, up, boost; to...

Ancestry of “aumentare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinaugmentareto increase; present active infinitive of...
2Latinaugmentumincrease, growth, augmentation
3Latinaugeō—
4Proto-Italicaugeōto increase; to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂owg-éye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “aumentare”

  • aumentabile
  • riaumentare
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