Where does “auto-reply” come from?
auto-reply (English) comes from English reply, from Middle English replyen, from Old French replier, from Latin replicō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
auto-reply (English): A feature in e-mail software that sends automatic...
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- A feature in e-mail software that sends automatic...
Ancestry of “auto-reply”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | reply | To give a written or spoken response, especially... |
| 2 | Middle English | replyen | — |
| 3 | Old French | replier | Alternative form of reploier; to reply |
| 4 | Latin | replicō | — |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |