genuine

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 257 words | Copyright

genuine . †natural, native XVI; not spurious or counterfeit XVII. — L. genuīnus, f. genu KNEE; the orig. ref. was to the recognition of a new-born child by the father placing it on his knees; later assoc. with genus race, KIN; see -INE1.

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