Where does “autogenous” come from?
Autogenous comes from English auto- and English -genous, ultimately from Ancient Greek αὐτο- meaning self and a root meaning to produce or generate.
autogenous (English): Produced independent from an external cause or...
Definitions
- Produced independent from an external cause or...
Ancestry of “autogenous”, step by step
autogenous 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 genous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | genous | — |