Auctor
/ˈɔːk.tor/noun
A Latin noun meaning an originator, promoter, author, or authority.
Did you know?Auctor is tied to the same ancient root as English augment and auction, all circling the idea of increasing, causing, or bringing something into being.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂eug-
“to increase, make strong, grow”
Latin
Latin
augēre
“to increase, enlarge, strengthen”
Latin
Latin
auctor
“an originator, promoter, producer, author, guarantor”
Old French
Old French
auteur
“author, originator”
Middle English
English
auctour / author
“one who creates or is the source of a work”
Modern English
English
author
“a writer or creator of a text”