auxiliary
/ɒɡˈzɪljəi/og-ZIL-yur-ee
/ɑɡˈzɪljɚi/ahg-ZIL-yur-ee
Meaninggiving increase; helping
Common meaning: giving extra help
- auxto make larger, increaseLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 203 · scan
- iladjective or verb ending
- aryending: linked with, or a place for
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin augeō ‘to make larger, increase’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry augeō, p. 203 · dictionary scan
Roots
- augeō, auxī, auctum Latin “to make larger, increase”
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