English
antiauthority
From anti- + authority.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ ‘over against, opposite’
English anti-
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 Opposed to authority.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / antiauthority