Where does “autotheoretic” come from?
autotheoretic (English) comes from English autotheory, 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,...
autotheoretic (English): In the form of an autotheory
Definitions
- In the form of an autotheory
Ancestry of “autotheoretic”, step by step
autotheoretic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English autotheory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | autotheory | A challenge to the dominant perspective and theoretical framework through the use of subjective and autobiographical material |
| 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 English etic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | etic | Of or pertaining to analysis of a culture from a... |
| 2 | English | phonetic | Relating to the sounds of spoken language;... |
| 3 | Latin | phōnēticus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωνητῐκός | vocal |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φωνή | sound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰōnā́ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |