Where does “autenticitat” come from?
autenticitat (Catalan) comes from Catalan autèntic, from Latin authenticus, from Ancient Greek αὐθεντικός, from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
autenticitat (Catalan): authenticity
Definitions
- authenticity
Ancestry of “autenticitat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | autèntic | authentic |
| 2 | Latin | authenticus | original, genuine, authentic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αὐθεντικός | warranted, authentic, authoritative |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αὐθέντης | a perpetrator of any act, especially that he... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |