Etymology of the French word augmenter
the Old French word
augmenterderived 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 augmenter in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
augmentatif,
augmentable,
raugmenterDerivations in other languages
English
augment, Romanian
augmentaCognates
Italian
aumentare, Spanish
aumentarUsage
Word found in Old French
