Where does “hydroautogamous” come from?
hydroautogamous (English) comes from English autogamous, 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,...
hydroautogamous (English): Relating to hydroautogamy
Definitions
- Relating to hydroautogamy
Ancestry of “hydroautogamous”, step by step
hydroautogamous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English autogamous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | autogamous | self-fertilizing |
| 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,... |