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Where does “h₂owg-éye-ti” come from?

h₂owg-éye-ti (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

Ancestry of “h₂owg-éye-ti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “h₂owg-éye-ti”

  • authority
  • author
  • Augustine
  • Austin
  • Augustus
  • authoritative
  • auction
  • auxiliary
  • authorization
  • authorship
  • authorize
  • Augusta
  • augment
  • Gus
  • august
  • augmentation
  • authorial
  • auteur
  • auctioneer
  • authoritatively
  • Augustan
  • coauthor
  • authoress
  • Zaragoza
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