Where does “augusto” come from?

augusto (Spanish) comes from Latin augustus, from Latin augeo, from Proto-Italic augeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂owg-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

augusto (Spanish): august

Definitions

  1. august

Ancestry of “augusto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaugustusaugust, majestic, venerable; of August, the sixth...
2LatinaugeoI increase, augment; I enlarge, spread, expand; I...
3Proto-Italicaugeōto increase; to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂owg-éye-ti
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-
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