Where does “autotomic” come from?

autotomic (English) comes from English autotomy, from German Autotomie — autotomy.

autotomic (English): Relating to autotomy

Definitions

  1. Relating to autotomy

Ancestry of “autotomic”, step by step

autotomic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English autotomy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishautotomyThe spontaneous removal of a limb, tail etc,...
2GermanAutotomieautotomy

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from German Autotomie →Every word from English autotomy →