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5 March 2023

  • curprev 20:2820:28, 5 March 2023Root talk contribs 4,992 bytes +4,992 Created page with "Authority is one of those terms derived from Latin that do not follow the usual rules of such word formation. Composed of "author" plus "-ity", a term based on the Latin "auctōr" with the ending "itās" (see "Origin of authority" in [https://www.dictionary.com/browse/authority authority]). Thus, "-ity" is normally combined with an adjective to form a noun. Dictionary.com gives examples jollity, civility, and Latinity, as derived from "jolly", "civil", and "Latin" (ta..."