Where does “autostereographic” come from?

autostereographic (English) comes from English stereographic, from English stereography, from English stereo, from English stereotype, from French stéréotype, from French type, from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.

autostereographic (English): Relating to autostereograms

Definitions

  1. Relating to autostereograms

Ancestry of “autostereographic”, step by step

autostereographic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English stereographic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstereographicOf or pertaining to stereography
2EnglishstereographyAny technique for representing solid objects in...
3EnglishstereoA system of recording or reproducing sound that...
4EnglishstereotypeA conventional, formulaic, and often...
5FrenchstéréotypeA stereotype, as in conventional, formulaic, and...
6Frenchtypetype; sort, kind; guy, bloke, man; typeface
7Latintypusfigure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,...
8Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
9Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via English auto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishautoClipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting...
2EnglishautomaticCapable of operating without external control or...
3Frenchautomatiqueautomatic
4Frenchautomateautomaton
5Ancient Greekαὐτόματονaccident, mere chance
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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω