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Where does “agoiro” come from?

agoiro (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese agoiro, from Latin augurium, from Latin augur, from Latvian augos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

agoiro (Portuguese): omen, prophecy

Definitions

  1. omen, prophecy

Ancestry of “agoiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortugueseagoiroAlternative form of agoyro
2Latinauguriumaugury; divination, prediction; omen, portent
3Latinauguraugur
4Latvianaugoslocative plural form of augs; locative plural...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
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