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Where does “autonomously” come from?

Autonomously derives from English autonomous, from English autonomy, from Ancient Greek αὐτονομία, from Ancient Greek αὐτόνομος, combining Ancient Greek αὐτός meaning self with νόμος meaning law.

autonomously (English): In an autonomous or self-governing manner

Definitions

  1. In an autonomous or self-governing manner

Ancestry of “autonomously”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishautonomousSelf-governing. Intelligent, sentient,...
2EnglishautonomySelf-government; freedom to act or function...
3Ancient Greekαὐτονομῐ́ᾱ—
4Ancient Greekαὐτόνομοςsubject only to one's own laws, independent; of...
5Ancient Greekνόμοςusage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain
6Ancient Greekνέμωto deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or...
7Proto-Indo-Europeannémossacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing
8Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

Words derived from “autonomously”

  • semiautonomously
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