Etymology of the French word août
the French word
aoûtderived from the Vulgar Latin word
agustusderived from the Classical Latin word
augustus (sacred, venerable; majestic)
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-Date
The earliest known usage of août in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
aoûtat,
aoûtien,
aoûter,
aoûteronCognates
English
august, English
August, French
aoűt, German
August, Icelandic
ágúst, Italian
agosto, Latin
Augustus, Provençal
agost, Russian
aвгуст, Spanish
agosto, Swedish
augusti
