Where does “autoscopic” come from?
autoscopic (English) comes from English autoscopy, 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,...
autoscopic (English): Relating to autoscopy
Definitions
- Relating to autoscopy
Ancestry of “autoscopic”, step by step
autoscopic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English autoscopy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | autoscopy | The experience of seeing one's body from the... |
| 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,... |
via French autoscopique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | autoscopique | — |