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Where does “augmentō” come from?

augmentō (Latin) comes from Latin augmentum, 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-.

Ancestry of “augmentō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaugmentumincrease, growth, augmentation
2Latinaugeō—
3Proto-Italicaugeōto increase; to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂owg-éye-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
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