Where does “autonomic” come from?
Autonomic derives from Ancient Greek αὐτονομία, itself formed from αὐτόνομος, combining αὐτός meaning self with νόμος meaning law or custom.
autonomic (English): Acting or occurring involuntarily, without...
Definitions
- Acting or occurring involuntarily, without...
Ancestry of “autonomic”, step by step
autonomic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English autonomy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | autonomy | Self-government; freedom to act or function... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | αὐτονομῐ́ᾱ | autonomy, independence, freedom to use its own laws |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόνομος | subject only to one's own laws, independent; of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νόμος | usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |