Where does “self-sufficient” come from?

self-sufficient (English) comes from Ancient Greek αὐτάρκης, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

self-sufficient (English): Able to provide for oneself independently of...

Definitions

  1. Able to provide for oneself independently of...

Ancestry of “self-sufficient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαὐτάρκηςself-sufficient
2Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
3Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “self-sufficient”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Ancient Greek αὐτός →