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