author

English

/ˈɔː.θə/, /ˈɔ.θɚ/, /ˈɑ.θɚ/, /ˈɒː.təɹ/

noun
Definitions
  • The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.
  • Someone who writes books for a living.
  • (obsolete) One's authority for something: an informant.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English auctour derived from autour derived from Old French autor derived from Latin auctor (author, originator, agency, encouragement, vendor, authorship, seller) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (increase, enlarge, related to increasement, grow, become many).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂ewg-

Gloss

increase, enlarge, related to increasement, grow, become many

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Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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