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Where does “nonauthenticity” come from?

nonauthenticity (English) comes from English authenticity, 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-.

nonauthenticity (English): The state or condition of being nonauthentic

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being nonauthentic

Ancestry of “nonauthenticity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishauthenticityThe quality of being genuine or not corrupted...
2EnglishauthenticOf the same origin as claimed; genuine;...
3Middle Englishauthentik—
4Old Frenchautentique—
5Latinauthenticusoriginal, genuine, authentic
6Ancient Greekαὐθεντικόςwarranted, authentic, authoritative
7Ancient Greekαὐθέντηςa perpetrator of any act, especially that he...
8Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
9Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—
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