Where does “autobiografía” come from?

autobiografía (Asturian) comes from Asturian biografía, from New Latin biographia, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

autobiografía (Asturian): autobiography

Definitions

  1. autobiography

Ancestry of “autobiografía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianbiografíabiography; life story
2New Latinbiographiabiography
3Ancient Greekβίοςlife
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- →Every word from Ancient Greek βίος →Every word from New Latin biographia →