Where does “out” come from?

out (Mauritian Creole) comes from French août, from Old French aost, from Vulgar Latin agustus, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

out (Mauritian Creole): August

Definitions

  1. August

Ancestry of “out”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchaoûtAugust
2Old FrenchaostAugust month
3Vulgar Latinagustus—
4LatinAugustusvenerable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →