Etymology

reauthenticate

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Today it means: To authenticate again. Full definition →

English authenticate ← Medieval Latin authenticō ← Middle English re-
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Medieval Latinauthenticō
  7. Englishauthenticate
  8. English todayreauthenticate

From re- + authenticate.

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