Etymology of the English word inaugural
the English word
inauguralderived from the French word
inauguralderived from the French word
inaugurerderived from the Latin word
inaugurare (take omens by the flight of birds; consecrate by augury)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
augurare (prophesy, predict, foretell)
derived from the Latin word
augur (augur, one who interprets behavior of birds; diviner)
derived from the Latin word
avis (bird; sign, omen)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*awi-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*aug-derived from the Latin word
augurari (conjecture, surmise, judge)
derived from the Latin word
augur (augur, one who interprets behavior of birds; diviner)
derived from the Latin word
avis (bird; sign, omen)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*awi-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*aug-Usage
Word found in Modern English