Where does “Augustobriga” come from?

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

Augustobriga (Latin): situated on the road from Toletum to Emerita

Definitions

  1. situated on the road from Toletum to Emerita

Ancestry of “Augustobriga”, step by step

Augustobriga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Augustus

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

via Proto-Celtic brigā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbrigāmight, power
2Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰoshill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →