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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

  1. Of, pertaining to, or created by autopoiesis

Ancestry of “autopoietic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishautoClipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting...
2EnglishautomaticCapable of operating without external control or...
3Frenchautomatiqueautomatic
4Frenchautomateautomaton
5Ancient Greekαὐτόματον—
6Ancient Greekαὐτόματοςself-willed, unbidden; self-moving,...
7Ancient Greekμέμααto wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire
8Ancient Greekμέμοναto be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmemóneto think, to be mindful; to remember
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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