Where does “autarky” come from?
Autarky comes from Ancient Greek αὐτάρκεια, derived from αὐτός meaning self combined with a root denoting sufficiency.
autarky (English): National economic self-sufficiency; The state of...
Definitions
- National economic self-sufficiency; The state of...
Ancestry of “autarky”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | αὐτάρκεια | self-sufficiency |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | αὐτάρκης | self-sufficient |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |