Where does “augur” come from?
augur (Latin) comes from Latvian augos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
augur (Latin): augur
Ancestry of “augur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | augos | locative plural form of augs; locative plural... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |
Words derived from “augur”