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Where does “hyperauthentic” come from?

hyperauthentic (English) comes from English authentic, from Middle English authentik, from Old French autentique, from Latin authenticus, from Ancient Greek αὐθεντικός, from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός.

hyperauthentic (English): Very highly authentic

Definitions

  1. Very highly authentic

Ancestry of “hyperauthentic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishauthenticOf the same origin as claimed; genuine;...
2Middle Englishauthentik—
3Old Frenchautentique—
4Latinauthenticusoriginal, genuine, authentic
5Ancient Greekαὐθεντικόςwarranted, authentic, authoritative
6Ancient Greekαὐθέντηςa perpetrator of any act, especially that he...
7Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
8Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—
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