author
‘creator, originator’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. auther, authour < O.F. auctor, acteor ‘author, originator, creator, instigator’ < Mod.F. auteur < Lat. auctor ‘promoter, producer, father, progenitor; builder, founder; trustworthy writer, authority; historian; performer, doer; responsible person, teacher’ < augere ‘to increase’ < aw < aug- < Tamil ākutal