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Where does “auxi” come from?

auxi (Latin) comes from English auxiliary, from Latin auxiliārius, from Latin auxilium, 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-.

auxi (Latin): first-person singular perfect active indicative...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular perfect active indicative...

Ancestry of “auxi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishauxiliaryHelping; giving assistance or support;...
2Latinauxiliārius—
3Latinauxiliumhelp, aid; antidote, remedy
4Proto-Italicaugeōto increase; to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂owg-éye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “auxi”

  • auxotroph
  • auxotrophy
  • auxospore
  • auxology
  • auxological
  • auxotonic
  • auxologist
  • auxosporulating
  • auxopathy
  • auxo-
  • paleoauxology
  • auxoheterotrophic
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