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Where does “ugtar” come from?

ugtar (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish áugtor, from Latin auctor, 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 “ugtar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irisháugtor—
2Latinauctorseller, vendor; author; authorship, agency,...
3Latinaugeō—
4Proto-Italicaugeōto increase; to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂owg-éye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “ugtar”

  • banúdar
  • údar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →