Where does “autodestruction” come from?
autodestruction (English) comes from English destruction, from Middle English destruccioun, from Old French destrucion, from Latin destructio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
autodestruction (English): A feature of a system whereby it destroys itself
Definitions
- A feature of a system whereby it destroys itself
Ancestry of “autodestruction”, step by step
autodestruction traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English destruction
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | destruction | The act of destroying; The results of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | destruccioun | Destruction; the act of destroying or being destroyed |
| 3 | Old French | destrucion | destruction |
| 4 | Latin | destructio | destruction, demolition; refutation |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 2 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 3 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 4 | French | automate | automaton |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |