Where does “authorize” come from?
Authorize comes from Middle English auctorisen, from Old French auctorisier, from Medieval Latin auctorizare, from Latin auctor meaning "one who increases or originates," derived from the agent suffix -tor and the root h₂ewg- meaning "to increase."
authorize (English): To grant the permission or power necessary to...
Definitions
- To grant the permission or power necessary to...
Ancestry of “authorize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | auctorisen | — |
| 2 | Old French | auctorisier | to authorize; to permit; to allow |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | auctorizo | I authorize; I authenticate; I approve or confirm |
| 4 | Latin | -izo | Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |