Where does “autunit” come from?

autunit (Romanian) comes from English autunite, from English Autun, from Latin Augustodunum, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

autunit (Romanian): autunite

Definitions

  1. autunite

Ancestry of “autunit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishautuniteA yellow mineral with tetragonal crystals,...
2EnglishAutun—
3LatinAugustodunumnow Autun
4LatinAugustusvenerable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →
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