Where does “post-authoritarian” come from?
post-authoritarian (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.
post-authoritarian (English): After an especially authoritarian social order
Definitions
- After an especially authoritarian social order
Ancestry of “post-authoritarian”, step by step
post-authoritarian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English authoritarian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | authoritarian | Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict... |
| 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 | credibility, prestige, reputation, importance |
| 6 | Latin | auctor | seller, vendor; author; authorship, agency,... |
| 7 | Latin | augeō | to increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand |
| 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- | — |
via English post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 2 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 3 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 4 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 6 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |