Where does “αὐτο-” come from?

αὐτο- (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

αὐτο- (Ancient Greek): self-

Definitions

  1. self-

Ancestry of “αὐτο-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “αὐτο-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Ancient Greek αὐτός →