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Where does “authentifier” come from?

authentifier (French) comes from French authentique, 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.

authentifier (French): to authenticate

Definitions

  1. to authenticate

Ancestry of “authentifier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchauthentiqueauthentic, real, genuine; first-person singular...
2Latinauthenticusoriginal, genuine, authentic
3Ancient Greekαὐθεντικόςwarranted, authentic, authoritative
4Ancient Greekαὐθέντηςa perpetrator of any act, especially that he...
5Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
6Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—
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