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autoridade.

authority

10 characters5 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/aw.to.ɾiˈda.d͡ʒi/Brazil[aʊ̯.to.ɾiˈda.d͡ʒi]Brazil/aw.tu.ɾiˈda.dɨ/Portugal[aw.tu.ɾiˈða.ðɨ]Portugal

  1. authority

    feminine
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 Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin auctōritātemlbor. Portuguese autoridade Learned borrowing from Latin auctōritātem.

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