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Where does “Zaragoza” come from?

Zaragoza (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Zaragoza, from Old Spanish Saragoça, from Arabic سَرَقُسْطَة, from Latin Caesaraugusta, from Latin augusta, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-.

Ancestry of “Zaragoza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishZaragoza—
2Old SpanishSaragoça—
3Arabicسَرَقُسْطَة—
4LatinCaesaraugusta—
5Latinaugustasecond-person singular present active imperative...
6LatinAugustusvenerable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
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