Where does “authorised” come from?
Authorised comes from Old French autoriser, meaning to empower or give authority to, derived from Medieval Latin auctorizāre, from Latin auctor meaning originator or author.
authorised (English): Alternative spelling of authorized; simple past...
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of authorized; simple past...
Ancestry of “authorised”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | authorized | Explicitly allowed; simple past tense and past... |
Words derived from “authorised”