Where does “autoptically” come from?
autoptically (English) comes from English autoptical, from English auto, from English automatic, from French automatique, from French automate, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος, from Ancient Greek μέμαα — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
autoptically (English): By means of ocular view, or one's own observation
Definitions
- By means of ocular view, or one's own observation
Ancestry of “autoptically”, step by step
autoptically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English autoptical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | autoptical | Alternative form of autoptic |
| 2 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 3 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 4 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 5 | French | automate | automaton |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |