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autor.

author (originator or creator of a work)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈaw.tɔr/
  1. author (originator or creator of a work)

    masculine · person
  2. originator (originator of some actions)

    masculine · person
  3. doer (one who does something)

    masculine · person · proscribed
Where this word comes from

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 New Latin autorbor. German Autorbor. Polish autor Borrowed from German Autor. First attested in 1556–1557. Compare Kashubian aùtór and Silesian autōr.

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