Early Middle English August(us) , re-Latinized from Old English Agustus , from Late Latin Agustus , from Latin augustus ( “ month of August ” ) , from the agnomen Augustus ( “ venerable ” ) of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus , possibly from either Old Latin * augos ( “ increase ” ) , from Proto-Italic * augos , from Proto-Indo-European base * h₂ewg- ( “ to increase ” ) ; or Latin avis ( “ bird ” ) , referring to divination by observing bird flights, singing, feeding or entrails + garrīre ( “ to chatter ” ) . Doublet of august and Augustus .
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1908- AugustEnglish · e-37683-1882
August, aw-gust′, adj. venerable: imposing: sublime: majestic—adv. August′ly.—n. August′ness. [L. augustus—augēre, to increase, honour.]
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August, aw′gust, n. the eighth month of the year, so called after the Roman emperor Augustus Cæsar.
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In some cases a month name from English. In other cases inspired by the common German given name August , from Latin Augustus .
From Latin Augustus .
From Latin Augustus .
Borrowed from German August .
From Latin Augustus .
From Swedish August , from Latin Augustus .
Learned borrowing from Latin Augustus .
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