Where does “antiauthoritarianism” come from?
antiauthoritarianism (English) comes from English antiauthoritarian, from English authoritarian, from English authority, from Middle English auctorite, from Old French autorité, from Latin auctōritās, from Latin auctor, from Latin augeō.
antiauthoritarianism (English): Opposition to authority; the quality of being...
Definitions
- Opposition to authority; the quality of being...
Ancestry of “antiauthoritarianism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | antiauthoritarian | Opposed to authority; One who is opposed to... |
| 2 | English | authoritarian | Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict... |
| 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 | — |
| 7 | Latin | auctor | seller, vendor; author; authorship, agency,... |
| 8 | Latin | augeō | — |
| 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- | — |