Where does “autolatrous” come from?
autolatrous (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,...
autolatrous (English): self-worshipping
Definitions
- self-worshipping
Ancestry of “autolatrous”, step by step
autolatrous 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 ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |