Where does “autopsia” come from?
autopsia (English) comes from English autopsy, from New Latin autopsia, from Ancient Greek αὐτοψία, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
autopsia (English): Archaic form of autopsy
Definitions
- Archaic form of autopsy
Ancestry of “autopsia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | autopsy | A dissection performed on a cadaver to find... |
| 2 | New Latin | autopsia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αὐτοψία | visual exam; seeing with one's own eyes |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |