Where does “autotheoretical” come from?
autotheoretical (English) comes from English autotheoretic, from English autotheory, from English auto, from English automatic, from French automatique, from French automate, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
autotheoretical (English): Pertaining to or in the form of an autotheory
Definitions
- Pertaining to or in the form of an autotheory
Ancestry of “autotheoretical”, step by step
autotheoretical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English autotheoretic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | autotheoretic | In the form of an autotheory |
| 2 | English | autotheory | A challenge to the dominant perspective and theoretical framework through the use of subjective and autobiographical material |
| 3 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 4 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 5 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 6 | French | automate | automaton |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |