Where does “authentik” come from?

authentik (Middle English) comes from Old French autentique, 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.

Ancestry of “authentik”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	autentique	—
2	Latin	authenticus	original, genuine, authentic
3	Ancient Greek	αὐθεντικός	warranted, authentic, authoritative
4	Ancient Greek	αὐθέντης	a perpetrator of any act, especially that he...
5	Ancient Greek	αὐτο-	self-
6	Ancient Greek	αὐτός	αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₂ew	away from, off; again
8	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰe	Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “authentik”

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