Where does “octroi” come from?
octroi (English) comes from French octroi, from Middle French octroy, from Old French otroi, from Old French otroier, from Medieval Latin auctorizare, from Latin auctor, from Latin augeō, from Proto-Italic augeō.
octroi (English): A privilege granted by the sovereign authority,...
Definitions
- A privilege granted by the sovereign authority,...
Ancestry of “octroi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | octroi | grant, granting; concession |
| 2 | Middle French | octroy | — |
| 3 | Old French | otroi | — |
| 4 | Old French | otroier | Alternative form of otroiier; to grant |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | auctorizare | present active infinitive of auctōrizō;... |
| 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- | — |