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auctus.

growth, increase, enlargement, act of increasing; accession; prosperity; bulk;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈau̯k.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈau̯k.tus]

  1. enriched

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. enlarged

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  3. amplified

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  4. increased

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Perfect passive participle of augeō.

noun[ˈau̯k.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈau̯k.tus]

  1. increase, augmentation, abundance

    declension-4 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂owg-éye-ti Proto-Italic *augejō Proto-Italic *augeō Latin augeō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin auctus From augeō + -tus (forming action nouns).

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