Where does “atoriti” come from?
atoriti (Tok Pisin) comes from English authority, from Middle English auctorite, from Old French autorité, from Latin auctōritās, from Latin auctor, from Latin augeō, from Proto-Italic augeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂owg-éye-ti.
atoriti (Tok Pisin): authority
Ancestry of “atoriti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | authority | The power to enforce rules or give orders;... |
| 2 | Middle English | auctorite | Legal authority or control; the privilege of... |
| 3 | Old French | autorité | authority |
| 4 | Latin | auctōritās | — |
| 5 | Latin | auctor | seller, vendor; author; authorship, agency,... |
| 6 | Latin | augeō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | augeō | to increase; to enlarge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂owg-éye-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |