Etymology

inauthoritative

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Today it means: Not authoritative. Full definition →

English authoritative ← Middle English auctorite ← Old French autorité
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewg-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂owg-éye-ti
  9. Proto-Italic*augejō
  10. Proto-Italic*augeō
  11. Latinaugeō
  12. Latinauctor
  13. Latinauctōritā
  14. Old Frenchautorité
  15. Middle Englishauctorite
  16. Englishauthorit(y)
  17. Englishauthoritative
  18. English todayinauthoritative

From in- + authoritative.

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