English
octroy
Octroy comes from Middle French octroyer, from Old French otroiier ‘to give’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- ‘to increase, to enlarge’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ewg-‘to increase, to enlarge’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂owg-éye-tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*augejōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*augeō‘to increase’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaugeō‘to increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEauctōrizō‘to authorize’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400otroiier‘to give’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600octroyer
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500octroy‘to octroy’
- Englishearliest quotation 1848same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ewg-‘to increase, to enlarge’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂owg-éye-tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*augejōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*augeō‘to increase’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaugeō‘to increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEauctōrizō‘to authorize’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400otroiier‘to give’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600octroyer
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500octroy‘to octroy’
- Englishearliest quotation 1848same form
Earliest quotation: 1848, Frances Wright, England: “This is only, as usual, making an individual the…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- ‘to increase, to enlarge’
august, nickname, authorize, eke, 7 more
through Proto-Italic *augeō ‘to increase’
authority, auxiliary, augmentation, 4 more
through Latin augeō ‘to increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand’
Today it means
verb To grant (a privilege etc, by a government etc).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- / octroy