Where does “aug” come from?

aug (Romansch) comes from Vulgar Latin (av)unclus, from Latin avunculus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os — maternal grandfather; maternal uncle.

aug (Romansch): uncle

Definitions

  1. uncle

Ancestry of “aug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin(av)unclus—
2Latinavunculusmaternal uncle, mother's brother; mother's...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwh₂osmaternal grandfather; maternal uncle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os →Every word from Latin avunculus →Every word from Vulgar Latin (av)unclus →
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