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Where does “jauger” come from?

jauger (Middle French) comes from Old French jaugier, from Old French jauge, from Vulgar Latin gallicus, from Latin Gallia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “jauger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjaugierto measure a liquid using a gauging rod
2Old Frenchjaugegauging rod
3Vulgar LatingallicusFrench; Gallic , Gaulish
4LatinGalliaGaul, modern-day France; France
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “jauger”

  • jauger
  • jaugeage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →