myEtymology.com: English etymology of authorship

Etymology of the English word authorship

the English word authorship

derived from the English word author

derived from the Old French word autor

derived from the Medieval Latin word auctor (seller, vendor; originator)

derived from the Latin word auctus (enlarged, large, abundant; growth, increase, enlargement)

derived from the Latin word augere (increase, enlarge, augment)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *aug-

derived from the French word author

derived from the Medieval Latin word auctor (seller, vendor; originator)

derived from the Latin word auctus (enlarged, large, abundant; growth, increase, enlargement)

derived from the Latin word augere (increase, enlarge, augment)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *aug-

using the English suffix -ship

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-skapaz