English
exauguration
Exauguration comes from Latin exauguratio ‘desecration’, from augurō ‘to act as augur, to consecrate’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwgos ‘to increase, to enlarge’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éwgos‘to increase, to enlarge’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*augos ~ *augezosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaugur
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaugurō‘to act as augur, to consecrate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexaugurō‘to desecrate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexauguratio‘desecration’
- Englishtodayexauguration
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éwgos‘to increase, to enlarge’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*augos ~ *augezosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaugur
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaugurō‘to act as augur, to consecrate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexaugurō‘to desecrate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexauguratio‘desecration’
- Englishtodayexauguration
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwgos ‘to increase, to enlarge’
through Latin augur
through Latin augurō ‘to act as augur, to consecrate’
Today it means
noun The act of exaugurating; desecration.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwgos / exauguration