Where does “auctrice” come from?
auctrice (Middle French) comes from Latin auctrix, from Latin augeō, 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-.
Ancestry of “auctrice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | auctrix | a female originator |
| 2 | Latin | augeō | to increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | augeō | to increase; to enlarge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂owg-éye-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |