Where does “AuthorTube” come from?

AuthorTube (English) comes from English author, from Middle English auctour, from Anglo-Norman autour, from Latin auctor, from Latin augeō, from Proto-Italic augeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂owg-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-.

AuthorTube (English): The community of writing-oriented accounts on YouTube

Definitions

  1. The community of writing-oriented accounts on YouTube

Ancestry of “AuthorTube”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishauthorThe originator or creator of a work, especially...
2Middle EnglishauctourA creator or author; the person who authors...
3Anglo-Normanautour
4Latinauctorseller, vendor; author; authorship, agency,...
5Latinaugeōto increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand
6Proto-Italicaugeōto increase; to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂owg-éye-ti
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-