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Where does “malauguroso” come from?

malauguroso (Italian) comes from Italian auguroso, 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-.

malauguroso (Italian): inauspicious

Definitions

  1. inauspicious

Ancestry of “malauguroso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianaugurosoauspicious
2Italianauguriowish, pl wishes, greetings; omen, presage, augury
3Latinauguriumaugury; divination, prediction; omen, portent
4Latinauguraugur
5Latvianaugoslocative plural form of augs; locative plural...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “malauguroso”

  • malaugurosamente
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →