auténtico

/auˈtentiko/ · B1 · adj

authentic, real, true (conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust)

💎 Auténtico = authentic; Greek authentikos, done by one's own hand

From Greek authentes, one who acts on their own authority. Something auténtico comes straight from its true source, not a copy. Spanish adds the -ico ending English trims to -ic.

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