auxiliary
English
/ɔːkˈsɪljəɹi/, /ɔɡˈzɪljəɹi/, /ɑɡˈzɪljəɹi/
adj
Definitions
- Helping; giving assistance or support.
- Supplementary or subsidiary.
- Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances.
- (nautical) Of a ship, having both sails and an engine.
- (grammar) Relating to an auxiliary verb.
Etymology
Root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (increase, enlarge, related to increasement, grow, become many).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂ewg-
Gloss
increase, enlarge, related to increasement, grow, become many
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
殖
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Auxie English
- auxiliarily English
- electroauxiliary English
- nonauxiliary English
- semiauxiliary English
- Augustus Latin
- Augustīnus Latin
- auctor Latin
- auctorizo Latin
- auctrix Latin
- augeō, augere Latin
- augmentum Latin
- augmentātiō Latin
- augustus Latin
- auxiliaris Latin
- exauctōrāre Latin
- auteur French
- auxiliar Spanish, Castilian
- αὐγή Ancient Greek
- αὐξάνειν Ancient Greek
- αὐξάνω Ancient Greek
- *h₂ewg- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂owg-éye-ti Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ógeh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *auk Proto-Germanic
- *aukaną Proto-Germanic
- *aukô Proto-Germanic
- *wahsijaną, *wahsaną Proto-Germanic
- eken Middle English
- nekename Middle English
- أوج Arabic
- اوگ Persian
- 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌽𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌽𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *ouxselos Proto-Celtic
- *augeō Proto-Italic
- augti Lithuanian
- aukštas Lithuanian
- *(h)aug- Proto-Albanian
- *augtei Proto-Balto-Slavic
- leistagst Mòcheno
- auk- Tocharian B
- oko Tocharian B