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Where does “auctus” come from?

auctus (Latin) comes 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-.

auctus (Latin): enriched; enlarged; ample

Definitions

  1. enriched; enlarged; ample

Ancestry of “auctus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaugeō—
2Proto-Italicaugeōto increase; to enlarge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂owg-éye-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “auctus”

  • authority
  • author
  • authoritative
  • authorization
  • authorship
  • authorize
  • authorial
  • auteur
  • authoritatively
  • coauthor
  • authoress
  • reauthorization
  • authoritativeness
  • reauthorize
  • auteurism
  • auteurist
  • coauthorship
  • authorizer
  • nonauthoritative
  • unauthoritative
  • preauthorization
  • authorless
  • authorially
  • antiauthority
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