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Where does “antiauteurist” come from?

antiauteurist (English) comes from English auteurist, from English auteur, from French auteur, from Middle French autheur, from Old French autor, from Latin auctor, from Latin augeō, from Proto-Italic augeō.

antiauteurist (English): Opposed or contrary to auteurism

Definitions

  1. Opposed or contrary to auteurism

Ancestry of “antiauteurist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishauteuristOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of...
2EnglishauteurA creative artist, especially a film director,...
3Frenchauteurauthor; composer, artist; inventor ; perpetrator...
4Middle Frenchautheurauthor
5Old Frenchautorauthor; creator; instigator
6Latinauctorseller, vendor; author; authorship, agency,...
7Latinaugeō—
8Proto-Italicaugeōto increase; to enlarge
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂owg-éye-ti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →