Where does “August” come from?

August (Scots) comes from Middle English August, from Old English Agustus, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

August (Scots): August (month)

Definitions

  1. August (month)

Ancestry of “August”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishAugust—
2Old EnglishAgustus—
3LatinAugustusvenerable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →