Where does “augens” come from?

augens (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-.

augens (Latin): increasing, augmenting

Definitions

  1. increasing, augmenting

Ancestry of “augens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaugeōto increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand
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 “augens”

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