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Where does “auctoratus” come from?

auctoratus (Latin) comes from Latin auctoro, from Latin auctor, 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-.

auctoratus (Latin): a gladiator who fought under a voluntary...

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  1. a gladiator who fought under a voluntary...

Ancestry of “auctoratus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinauctoroI become security for, give a pledge as bondsman;...
2Latinauctorseller, vendor; author; authorship, agency,...
3Latinaugeō—
4Proto-Italicaugeōto increase; to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂owg-éye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
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