authentic
/ɒˈθɛn.tɪk/ · adj
Meaning
- Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
- Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.
- Designating a mode having the final as the lowest note.
- Designating a cadence in which the dominant chord precedes the tonic.
- Authoritative.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English authentik, from Old French autentique, from Latin authenticus, from Ancient Greek αὐθεντικός (authentikós, “authentic, genuine”), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs, “perpetrator, murderer, absolute ruler”). Doublet of effendi.
- αὐθέντης(Ancient Greek)→
- αὐθεντικός(Ancient Greek)→
- authenticus(Latin)→
- autentique(fro)→
- authentik(enm)→
- authentic (English)
- Relations: inh, der, der, der, der
Related words
Descendant words
- autenttinen(Finnish) (cog)
- सन्(Sanskrit) (cog)
- autentisk(Swedish) (cog)
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