Where does “authoritatively” come from?
Authoritatively derives from English authoritative, which combines English authority from Old English -līċ and Proto-Germanic -līkaz, ultimately tracing through Latin auctoritas and its suffix -itas to Latin auctor meaning "one who increases."
authoritatively (English): In an authoritative manner, being worthy of trust
Definitions
- In an authoritative manner, being worthy of trust
Ancestry of “authoritatively”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | authoritative | Arising or originating from a figure of... |
| 2 | English | authority | The power to enforce rules or give orders;... |
| 3 | Middle English | auctorite | Legal authority or control; the privilege of... |
| 4 | Old French | autorité | authority |
| 5 | Latin | auctōritās | — |
| 6 | Latin | auctor | seller, vendor; author; authorship, agency,... |
| 7 | Latin | augeō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | augeō | to increase; to enlarge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂owg-éye-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |