English word author comes from Proto-Italic *augeō (To enlarge. To increase.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *augeō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | To enlarge. To increase. |
| augeo | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) I exalt, praise. I enlarge, spread, expand. I exaggerate. I honor, enrich. I increase, augment. I lengthen. |
| auctus | Latin (lat) | Ample. Enlarged. Enriched. |
| auctor | Latin (lat) | (Medieval Latin) one who gives increase (hence: an originator, causer, doer, founder). (figuratively) authorship, agency, encouragement. (poetic) the Creator, God. Author. Seller, vendor. |
| autor | Old French (fro) | Author (writer). Creator; instigator. |
| autour | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
| author | English (en) | (the author) I, me. used in academic articles as first-person pronoun.. Someone who writes books for a living.. The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.. The works of an author or authors. (chiefly, US, sometimes, proscribed) To create a work as its author. |