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Where does “agosto” come from?

agosto (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin agustus, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

agosto (Spanish): August

Definitions

  1. August

Ancestry of “agosto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinagustus—
2LatinAugustusvenerable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “agosto”

  • Agosto
  • inagosto
  • agosto
  • agosto
  • agosto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →