- augmentation (n.)
[augmentation 词源字典]
- mid-15c., "act of making greater," from Old French augmentacion "increase," from Late Latin augmentationem (nominative augmentatio), noun of action from past participle stem of augmentare (see augment). Meaning "amount by which something is increased" is from 1520s. Musical sense is from 1590s.[augmentation etymology, augmentation origin, 英语词源]