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Where does “augeō” come from?

augeō (Latin) comes 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-.

Ancestry of “augeō”, step by step

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