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Etymology of the English word augment

the English word augment
derived from the Old French word augmenter
derived from the Late Latin word augmentare (increase)
derived from the Latin word augere (increase, enlarge, augment)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *aug-

Date

The earliest known usage of augment in English dates from the 15th century.

Derivations in English

augmenter, augmented, augmenting

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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