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
- In an autonomous or self-governing manner
Ancestry of “autonomously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | autonomous | Self-governing. Intelligent, sentient,... |
| 2 | English | autonomy | Self-government; freedom to act or function... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αὐτονομῐ́ᾱ | autonomy, independence, freedom to use its own laws |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόνομος | subject only to one's own laws, independent; of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | νόμος | usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |