Where does “αυθεντικός” come from?

αυθεντικός (Greek) comes 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 — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

αυθεντικός (Greek): genuine

Definitions

  1. genuine

Ancestry of “αυθεντικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαὐθεντικόςwarranted, authentic, authoritative
2Ancient Greekαὐθέντηςa perpetrator of any act, especially that he...
3Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
4Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe
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