Where does “autodidactic” come from?
autodidactic (English) comes from French autodidactique, from French didactique, from Ancient Greek διδακτικός, from Ancient Greek διδακτός, from Ancient Greek διδάσκω, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
autodidactic (English): Of, relating to, or being an autodidact;...
Definitions
- Of, relating to, or being an autodidact;...
Ancestry of “autodidactic”, step by step
autodidactic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French autodidactique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | autodidactique | autodidactic |
| 2 | French | didactique | didactic; didacticism |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διδακτικός | skilled in teaching |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διδακτός | taught, learnt |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διδάσκω | I teach, instruct, train |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σκω | Primitive suffix used to form present-tense... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -sḱéti | Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs... |
via Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | αὐτοδίδακτος | self-taught |