Where does “autodigestive” come from?
autodigestive (English) comes from English digestive, from Old French digestif, from Latin digestivus, from Latin dīgestus, from Latin dīgerō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά — two.
autodigestive (English): Relating to, or carrying out, autodigestion
Definitions
- Relating to, or carrying out, autodigestion
Ancestry of “autodigestive”, step by step
autodigestive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English digestive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | digestive | Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion;... |
| 2 | Old French | digestif | a digestive; digestive |
| 3 | Latin | digestivus | digestive |
| 4 | Latin | dīgestus | separated, divided, distributed |
| 5 | Latin | dīgerō | to distribute, disseminate |
| 6 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
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,... |