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Where does “unauthorly” come from?

unauthorly (English) comes from English authorly, from English author, from Middle English auctour, from Anglo-Norman autour, from Latin auctor, from Latin augeō, from Proto-Italic augeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂owg-éye-ti.

unauthorly (English): Not authorly; not befitting an author

Definitions

  1. Not authorly; not befitting an author

Ancestry of “unauthorly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishauthorlyIn the manner of an author
2EnglishauthorThe originator or creator of a work, especially...
3Middle EnglishauctourA creator or author; the person who authors...
4Anglo-Normanautour—
5Latinauctorseller, vendor; author; authorship, agency,...
6Latinaugeō—
7Proto-Italicaugeōto increase; to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂owg-éye-ti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →