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Where does “Saragoça” come from?

Saragoça (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Spanish Saragoça, from Arabic سَرَقُسْطَة, from Latin Caesaraugusta, from Latin augusta, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

Ancestry of “Saragoça”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old SpanishSaragoça—
2Arabicسَرَقُسْطَة—
3LatinCaesaraugusta—
4Latinaugustasecond-person singular present active imperative...
5LatinAugustusvenerable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “Saragoça”

  • Saragoça
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