Where does “anti-authoritarian” come from?
anti-authoritarian (English) comes from English authoritarian, 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 “anti-authoritarian”, step by step
anti-authoritarian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English authoritarian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | authoritarian | Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict... |
| 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- | — |