Where does “autopoietic” come from?
Autopoietic comes from English auto- combined with poietic, derived from Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) and αὐτός (autós, self), referring to systems that self-produce or self-maintain.
autopoietic (English): Of, pertaining to, or created by autopoiesis
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or created by autopoiesis
Ancestry of “autopoietic”, step by step
autopoietic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 2 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 3 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 4 | French | automate | automaton |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via English poietic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poietic | creative, formative |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ποιητικός | creator; making, producing |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |