Where does “semiauthoritarian” come from?
semiauthoritarian (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.
semiauthoritarian (English): Characterized by the presence of some authoritarian qualities while still maintaining some significantly liberal or democratic ones
Definitions
- Characterized by the presence of some authoritarian qualities while still maintaining some significantly liberal or democratic ones
Ancestry of “semiauthoritarian”, step by step
| 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- | — |