Etymology

coauthorship

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Today it means: Joint authorship by two or more authors. Full definition →

English authorship ← Proto-Germanic *skapjaną ← Middle English auctour
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewg-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂owg-éye-ti
  10. Proto-Italic*augejō
  11. Proto-Italic*augeō
  12. Latinaugeō
  13. Latinauctor
  14. Anglo-Normanautour
  15. Middle Englishauctour
  16. Englishauthor
  17. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  18. Englishauthorship
  19. English todaycoauthorship

From co- + authorship.

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