Where does “authorial” come from?
Authorial comes from Latin -alis (forming adjectives) combined with Anglo-Norman autour, from Latin auctor meaning "one who increases or originates," derived from the root h₂ewg-.
authorial (English): Of, coming from, or typical of an author
Definitions
- Of, coming from, or typical of an author
Ancestry of “authorial”, 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- | — |