Where does “awtoritas unnik” come from?
awtoritas unnik (Cornish) comes from Cornish awtoritas, from Cornish awtorita, from English authority, from Middle English auctorite, from Old French autorité, from Latin auctōritās, from Latin auctor, from Latin augeō.
Ancestry of “awtoritas unnik”, step by step
awtoritas unnik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish awtoritas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | awtoritas | — |
| 2 | Cornish | awtorita | authority |
| 3 | English | authority | The power to enforce rules or give orders;... |
| 4 | Middle English | auctorite | Legal authority or control; the privilege of... |
| 5 | Old French | autorité | authority |
| 6 | Latin | auctōritās | credibility, prestige, reputation, importance |
| 7 | Latin | auctor | seller, vendor; author; authorship, agency,... |
| 8 | Latin | augeō | to increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | augeō | to increase; to enlarge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂owg-éye-ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |
via Cornish unnik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | unnik | single |