Where does “autentico” come from?
autentico (Italian) comes 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 — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
autentico (Italian): genuine, authentic; true; first-person singular...
Definitions
- genuine, authentic; true; first-person singular...
Ancestry of “autentico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | authenticus | original, genuine, authentic |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | αὐθεντικός | warranted, authentic, authoritative |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αὐθέντης | a perpetrator of any act, especially that he... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |