Where does “авторитарный” come from?
авторитарный (Russian) comes from Polish autorytarny, from English authoritarian, from English authority, from Middle English auctorite, from Old French autorité, from Latin auctōritās, from Latin auctor, from Latin augeō.
авторитарный (Russian): authoritarian
Definitions
- authoritarian
Ancestry of “авторитарный”, step by step
авторитарный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish autorytarny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | autorytarny | authoritarian |
| 2 | English | authoritarian | Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict... |
| 3 | English | authority | The power to enforce rules or give orders;... |
| 4 | Middle English | auctorite | Legal authority or control; the privilege of... |
| 5 | Old French | autorité | authority |
| 6 | Latin | auctōritās | credibility, prestige, reputation, importance |
| 7 | Latin | auctor | seller, vendor; author; authorship, agency,... |
| 8 | Latin | augeō | to increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | augeō | to increase; to enlarge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂owg-éye-ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |
via French autoritaire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | autoritaire | authoritative |
| 2 | French | -aire | -ary; -aire |