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Where does “autosegmental” come from?

autosegmental (English) comes from English autosegment, from Dutch auto, from French auto, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew.

autosegmental (English): Of or pertaining to autosegments; Of or...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to autosegments; Of or...

Ancestry of “autosegmental”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishautosegmentA segment on an autosegmental tier
2Dutchautocar, automobile
3Frenchautocar
4Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
5Frenchauto-auto-
6Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
7Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—
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