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Where does “autist” come from?

autist (English) comes from English autism, from French autisme, from German Autismus, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from French mobile, from Latin mōbilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

autist (English): An autistic person, a person with autism; A...

Definitions

  1. An autistic person, a person with autism; A...

Ancestry of “autist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishautismA pervasive neurological condition that is...
2Frenchautismeautism
3GermanAutismusautism
4Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
5Frenchmobilemobile; moving; movable
6Latinmōbilis—
7Latin-bilis-ble
8Proto-Italic-ðlis—
9Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
10Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Words derived from “autist”

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