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Where does “auctour” come from?

auctour (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman autour, 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-.

auctour (Middle English): A creator or author; the person who authors...

Definitions

  1. A creator or author; the person who authors...

Ancestry of “auctour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanautour—
2Latinauctorseller, vendor; author; authorship, agency,...
3Latinaugeō—
4Proto-Italicaugeōto increase; to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂owg-éye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “auctour”

  • author
  • authorship
  • authorial
  • coauthor
  • authoress
  • coauthorship
  • authorless
  • authorially
  • multiauthor
  • reauthor
  • authorism
  • nonauthorial
  • authorcraft
  • authoriality
  • authorling
  • authorly
  • coauthorial
  • authorhood
  • nonauthor
  • authordom
  • authorish
  • authorlike
  • authorable
  • authors
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