Where does “aut” come from?

aut (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic *auti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

aut (Latin): or

Definitions

  1. or

Ancestry of “aut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*autieither, or
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewtion the other hand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “aut

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe