'authorship' originates from the word 'author,' which comes from the Latin word 'auctor,' meaning 'originator' or 'creator.'

'Auctor' transformed into the Old French word 'autor,' and eventually became the modern English word 'author,' leading to the formation of 'authorship.'

Initially, it meant 'the act of creating or originating,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'the state of being an author.'