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Where does “jaugier” come from?

jaugier (Old French) comes 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.

jaugier (Old French): to measure a liquid using a gauging rod

Definitions

  1. to measure a liquid using a gauging rod

Ancestry of “jaugier”, step by step

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

Words derived from “jaugier”

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