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Where does “autoritäärinen” come from?

autoritäärinen (Finnish) comes from French autoritaire, from French autorité, from Old French autorité, from Latin auctōritās, from Latin auctor, from Latin augeō, from Proto-Italic augeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂owg-éye-ti.

autoritäärinen (Finnish): authoritarian

Definitions

  1. authoritarian

Ancestry of “autoritäärinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchautoritaireauthoritative
2Frenchautoritéauthority
3Old Frenchautoritéauthority
4Latinauctōritās—
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-—

Words derived from “autoritäärinen”

  • autoritäärisyys
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →