Where does “Augusta Praetoria” come from?

Augusta Praetoria (Latin) comes from Latin augusta, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

Augusta Praetoria (Latin): situated in the territory of the Salassi, now Aosta

Definitions

  1. situated in the territory of the Salassi, now Aosta

Ancestry of “Augusta Praetoria”, step by step

Augusta Praetoria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin augusta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaugustasecond-person singular present active imperative...
2LatinAugustusvenerable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

via Latin praetorius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraetoriuspraetorian
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →