Where does “authorcraft” come from?
authorcraft (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-.
authorcraft (English): The craft of an author; the writing of books
Definitions
- The craft of an author; the writing of books
Ancestry of “authorcraft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | author | The originator or creator of a work, especially... |
| 2 | Middle English | auctour | A creator or author; the person who authors... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | autour | — |
| 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- | — |