Where does “octroy” come from?
octroy (Middle French) comes from Old French otroi, from Old French otroier, from Medieval Latin auctorizare, from Latin auctor, from Latin augeō, from Proto-Italic augeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂owg-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-.
Ancestry of “octroy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | otroi | — |
| 2 | Old French | otroier | Alternative form of otroiier; to grant |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | auctorizare | present active infinitive of auctōrizō;... |
| 4 | Latin | auctor | seller, vendor; author; authorship, agency,... |
| 5 | Latin | augeō | to increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | augeō | to increase; to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂owg-éye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |