Where does “auctans” come from?
auctans (Latin) comes from Latin auctō, 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-.
auctans (Latin): increasing or augmenting greatly
Definitions
- increasing or augmenting greatly
Ancestry of “auctans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | auctō | to increase or augment greatly |
| 2 | Latin | augeō | to increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | augeō | to increase; to enlarge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂owg-éye-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |