Etymology

auspice

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Today it means: Patronage or protection. Full definition →

Middle French auspice ← Latin auspicium
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  1. Latin · derived fromauspicium
  2. Middle French · derived fromauspice
  3. English todayauspice

From Middle French auspice, from Latin auspicium, in turn from auspex.

Words from the same roots

Latinauspicium all →

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