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Where does “autore” come from?

autore (Italian) comes from Latin auctor, from Latin augeō, from Proto-Italic augeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂owg-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

autore (Italian): author; creator; writer

Definitions

  1. author; creator; writer

Ancestry of “autore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinauctorseller, vendor; author; authorship, agency,...
2Latinaugeō—
3Proto-Italicaugeōto increase; to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂owg-éye-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “autore”

  • multiautore
  • autorevole
  • autorevolezza
  • autorale
  • autore
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →