Where does “august” come from?

august (Romanian) comes from French Auguste, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

august (Romanian): August; august, majestic, venerable

Definitions

  1. August; august, majestic, venerable

Ancestry of “august”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchAugusteAugustus, the Roman emperor
2LatinAugustusvenerable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →