Where does “autocutie” come from?
autocutie (English) comes from English cutie, from English cute, from English acūte, from French aigu, from German akut, from Italian acuto, from Russian аку́т, from Spanish agudo — sharp.
autocutie (English): An attractive television presenter
Definitions
- An attractive television presenter
Ancestry of “autocutie”, step by step
autocutie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cutie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cutie | A cute person or animal; A clementine: a small,... |
| 2 | English | cute | Possessing physical features, behaviors,... |
| 3 | English | acūte | Brief, quick, short |
| 4 | French | aigu | sharp, pointy; acute, keen, discerning; sharp,... |
| 5 | German | akut | acute; severe |
| 6 | Italian | acuto | acute; sharp; high-pitched, high, shrill |
| 7 | Russian | аку́т | acute accent |
| 8 | Spanish | agudo | sharp, pointed, acute; acute, sharp, witty, keen;... |
| 9 | Latin | acūtus | sharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened |
| 10 | Latin | acuō | to make pointed, sharpen, whet |
| 11 | Latin | acus | a needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | akus | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱus | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via English autocue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | autocue | Any of several devices that display words for a... |
| 2 | English | auto- | Regarding oneself; automatic; relating to cars or... |
| 3 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 4 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 5 | French | automate | automaton |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |