Where does “autoexplosive” come from?
autoexplosive (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,...
autoexplosive (English): Tending to explode spontaneously
Definitions
- Tending to explode spontaneously
Ancestry of “autoexplosive”, step by step
autoexplosive 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 explosive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | explosive | With the capability to, or likely to, explode;... |
| 2 | Latin | explodō | to eject (originally drive an actor off a stage by clapping/booing) |
| 3 | Latin | plaudo | I strike, beat, clap; I applaud; I clap my hands... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂k- | to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,... |