Where does “augustus” come from?
augustus (Latin) comes from Latin augeo, 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-.
augustus (Latin): august, majestic, venerable; of August, the sixth...
Definitions
- august, majestic, venerable; of August, the sixth...
Ancestry of “augustus”, step by step
augustus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin augeo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | augeo | I increase, augment; I enlarge, spread, expand; I... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | augeō | to increase; to enlarge |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂owg-éye-ti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |
via Latin Augustus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Augustus | venerable |