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Where does “authoritarianly” come from?

authoritarianly (English) comes from English authoritarian, from English authority, from Middle English auctorite, from Old French autorité, from Latin auctōritās, from Latin auctor, from Latin augeō, from Proto-Italic augeō.

authoritarianly (English): In an authoritarian manner

Definitions

  1. In an authoritarian manner

Ancestry of “authoritarianly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishauthoritarianOf, or relating to, or exhibiting strict...
2EnglishauthorityThe power to enforce rules or give orders;...
3Middle EnglishauctoriteLegal authority or control; the privilege of...
4Old Frenchautoritéauthority
5Latinauctōritās—
6Latinauctorseller, vendor; author; authorship, agency,...
7Latinaugeō—
8Proto-Italicaugeōto increase; to enlarge
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂owg-éye-ti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →