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Where does “autoritarismo” come from?

autoritarismo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese autoritário, from Latin auctōritās, 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-.

autoritarismo (Portuguese): authoritarianism

Definitions

  1. authoritarianism

Ancestry of “autoritarismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseautoritárioauthoritarian
2Latinauctōritās—
3Latinauctorseller, vendor; author; authorship, agency,...
4Latinaugeō—
5Proto-Italicaugeōto increase; to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂owg-éye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “autoritarismo”

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