Where does “unauthorize” come from?
unauthorize (English) comes from English authorize, from Middle English auctorisen, from Old French auctorisier, from Medieval Latin auctorizo, from Latin -izo, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō — he, she.
unauthorize (English): To disown the authority of; to repudiate; To...
Definitions
- To disown the authority of; to repudiate; To...
Ancestry of “unauthorize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | authorize | To grant the permission or power necessary to... |
| 2 | Middle English | auctorisen | — |
| 3 | Old French | auctorisier | to authorize; to permit; to allow |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | auctorizo | I authorize; I authenticate; I approve or confirm |
| 5 | Latin | -izo | Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |