Etymology

authenticator

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Today it means: One who, or something which, authenticates, as Full definition →

English authenticate ← Medieval Latin authenticō
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  1. Medieval Latinauthenticō
  2. Englishauthenticate
  3. English todayauthenticator

From authenticate + -or.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.