Where does “aŭ” come from?

aŭ (Romanian) comes from Latin aut, from Proto-Italic *auti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

aŭ (Romanian): Obsolete spelling of au

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of au

Ancestry of “aŭ”, step by step

aŭ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin aut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinautor
2Proto-Italic*autieither, or
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewtion the other hand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Vulgar Latin habunt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinhabunt—
2LatinhabeoI have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have
3Proto-Italichabēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take

Words derived from “aŭ”

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