Etymology

genuine

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Today it means: Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native. Full definition →

Latin genuīnus
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  1. Latin · derived fromgenuīnus“innate, native, natural”
  2. English todaygenuine

From Latin genuīnus (“innate, native, natural”).

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