Where does “autothaumaturgist” come from?
autothaumaturgist (English) comes from English auto, from English automatic, from French automatique, from French automate, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος, from Ancient Greek μέμαα, from Ancient Greek μέμονα — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
autothaumaturgist (English): One who pretends to be notable or mysterious
Definitions
- One who pretends to be notable or mysterious
Ancestry of “autothaumaturgist”, step by step
autothaumaturgist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 2 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 3 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 4 | French | automate | automaton |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via English thaumaturgist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thaumaturgist | A performer of thaumaturgy; a performer of... |
| 2 | English | thaumaturge | A performer of thaumaturgy; a performer of... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | thaumaturgus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θαυματουργός | wonder-working; acrobatic; juggler |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ουργός | worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |