Where does “auxilium” come from?
auxilium (Latin) comes 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-.
auxilium (Latin): help, aid; antidote, remedy
Definitions
- help, aid; antidote, remedy
Ancestry of “auxilium”, step by step
auxilium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Italic augeō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | augeō | to increase; to enlarge |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂owg-éye-ti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |
via Latin augēre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | augēre | — |