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Where does “auxilio” come from?

auxilio (Portuguese) comes from Latin auxilium, 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-.

auxilio (Portuguese): first-person singular present indicative of...

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  1. first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “auxilio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinauxiliumhelp, aid; antidote, remedy
2Proto-Italicaugeōto increase; to enlarge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂owg-éye-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
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