Where does “awtoritas” come from?
awtoritas (Cornish) comes from Cornish awtorita, from English authority, from Middle English auctorite, from Old French autorité, from Latin auctōritās, from Latin auctor, from Latin augeō, from Proto-Italic augeō.
Ancestry of “awtoritas”, step by step
awtoritas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish awtorita
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | awtorita | authority |
| 2 | English | authority | The power to enforce rules or give orders;... |
| 3 | Middle English | auctorite | Legal authority or control; the privilege of... |
| 4 | Old French | autorité | authority |
| 5 | Latin | auctōritās | credibility, prestige, reputation, importance |
| 6 | Latin | auctor | seller, vendor; author; authorship, agency,... |
| 7 | Latin | augeō | to increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | augeō | to increase; to enlarge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂owg-éye-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |
via Cornish s
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | s | — |