Where does “unauthenticated” come from?
unauthenticated (English) comes from English authenticate, 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-.
unauthenticated (English): Having no authentication
Ancestry of “unauthenticated”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | authenticate | To render authentic; to give authority to, by the... |
| 2 | English | authentic | Of the same origin as claimed; genuine;... |
| 3 | Middle English | authentik | — |
| 4 | Old French | autentique | — |
| 5 | Latin | authenticus | original, genuine, authentic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐθεντικός | warranted, authentic, authoritative |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | αὐθέντης | a perpetrator of any act, especially that he... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |