authoritativeness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg-der.

Proto-Indo-European *h₂owg-éye-ti

Proto-Italic *augejō

Proto-Italic *augeō

Latin augeō

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -tor

Latin auctor

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts

Proto-Italic *-tāts

Latin -tās

Latin auctōritāsbor.

Old French autoritébor.

Middle English auctorite

English authorit(y)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -ātuslbor.

English -ate

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin -īvus

Old French -ifbor.

Middle English -yf

English -ive

English -ative

English authoritative

Proto-Germanic *-in-

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Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English authoritativeness

From authoritative + -ness.

Noun

authoritativeness (uncountable)

1. The quality of possessing authority.
2. The quality of trustworthiness and reliability.

Translations

the quality of possessing authority

• Polish: autorytatywność (pl) f

the quality of trustworthiness and reliability

• Polish: autorytatywność (pl) f