Where does “autoeroticism” come from?
autoeroticism (English) comes from English auto, from English automatic, from French automatique, from French automate, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος, from Ancient Greek μέμαα, from Ancient Greek μέμονα — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
autoeroticism (English): The practise of stimulating oneself sexually,...
Definitions
- The practise of stimulating oneself sexually,...
Ancestry of “autoeroticism”, step by step
autoeroticism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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,... |
via English eroticism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eroticism | the state of being erotic, or of being sexually... |
| 2 | English | erotic | Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or... |
| 3 | French | érotique | sensual, erotic |
| 4 | Latin | erōticus | erotic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐρωτικός | related to love, erotic; amorous |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἔρως | Eros |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐράω | I love with sexual passion, I am in love with; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rem- | to rest |