Where does “autolatric” come from?
autolatric (English) comes from English autolatry, from English auto, from English automatic, from French automatique, from French automate, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος, from Ancient Greek μέμαα — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
autolatric (English): Relating to autolatry
Definitions
- Relating to autolatry
Ancestry of “autolatric”, step by step
autolatric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English autolatry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | autolatry | The worship of oneself |
| 2 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 3 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 4 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 5 | French | automate | automaton |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |