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Where does “augmenten” come from?

augmenten (Middle English) comes from Middle French augmenter, from Old French augmenter, from Latin augmentāre, from Latin augmentum, from Latin augeō, from Proto-Italic augeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂owg-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-.

Ancestry of “augmenten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchaugmenter—
2Old Frenchaugmenter—
3Latinaugmentāre—
4Latinaugmentumincrease, growth, augmentation
5Latinaugeō—
6Proto-Italicaugeōto increase; to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂owg-éye-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “augmenten”

  • augment
  • augmenter
  • augmentee
  • augmentable
  • unaugmentable
  • augmentless
  • reaugment
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