Where does “auteur” come from?
Auteur comes from French auteur, from Middle French autheur, from Old French autor, from Latin auctor meaning "one who increases or originates," derived from the root h₂ewg-.
auteur (English): A creative artist, especially a film director,...
Definitions
- A creative artist, especially a film director,...
Ancestry of “auteur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | auteur | author |
| 2 | Middle French | autheur | author |
| 3 | Old French | autor | author; creator; instigator |
| 4 | Latin | auctor | seller, vendor; author; authorship, agency,... |
| 5 | Latin | augeō | to increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | augeō | to increase; to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂owg-éye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |