Where does “unauthenticity” come from?
unauthenticity (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- — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
unauthenticity (English): Quality of not being authentic
Definitions
- Quality of not being authentic
Ancestry of “unauthenticity”, step by step
unauthenticity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English authenticity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | authenticity | The quality of being genuine or not corrupted... |
| 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 | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |