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 (priest, diviner, or soothsayer, one who foretold the future in part by interpreting the song and flight of birds)

Definitions

  1. augur (priest, diviner, or soothsayer, one who foretold the future in part by interpreting the song and flight of birds)

Ancestry of “augur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianaugoslocative plural form of augs; locative plural...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “augur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →