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
Ancestry of “aug”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | (av)unclus | — |
| 2 | Latin | avunculus | maternal uncle, mother's brother; mother's... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwh₂os | maternal grandfather; maternal uncle |