English
proauthority
From pro- + authority.
Proto-Indo-European *pér ‘through’
Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘forwards, before’
Proto-Italic *prō ‘in front of, before’
Latin prō ‘in favor of, on behalf of’
English pro-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- ‘to increase’
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Latin auctor ‘author, originator’
Latin auctōritās ‘influence, prestige’
Old French autorité ‘authority’
Middle English auctorite ‘authority’
English authority
Today it means
adj Supporting or favouring authority, or a specific authority.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “proauthority”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / proauthority