Etymology

octroi

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Today it means: A privilege granted by the sovereign authority, such as the exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or society; a concession. Full definition →

French octroi ← Middle French octroy ← Old French otroi
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The story

  1. Late Latin · derived fromauctōrizāre
  2. Old French · derived fromotroi
  3. Middle French · derived fromoctroy
  4. French · borrowed fromoctroi
  5. English todayoctroi

Borrowed from French octroi, from Middle French octroy, alteration of Old French otroi, from otroier (“to grant”), from Late Latin auctōrizāre.

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