Where does “Augustodunum” come from?

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

Augustodunum (Latin): now Autun

Definitions

  1. now Autun

Ancestry of “Augustodunum”, step by step

Augustodunum 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 Gaulish dūnon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishdūnonfort
2Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “Augustodunum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →