Where does “auto-” come from?
auto- (English) comes from English automatic, from French automatique, from French automate, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος, from Ancient Greek μέμαα, from Ancient Greek μέμονα, from Proto-Indo-European memóne — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
auto- (English): Regarding oneself; automatic; relating to cars or...
Definitions
- Regarding oneself; automatic; relating to cars or...
Ancestry of “auto-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 2 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 3 | French | automate | automaton |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
Words derived from “auto-”
- autobiography
- autobiographical
- autoimmune
- automotive
- autocorrelation
- autocracy
- autoimmunity
- autoregressive
- autopilot
- autograft
- autofocus
- autoregulation
- autoantibody
- autoethnography
- autobiographer
- autocatalytic
- autofluorescence
- autoreactive
- autopoiesis
- autophosphorylation
- autosuggestion
- autoethnographic
- autotransformer
- autolysis