Where does “semiautobiographically” come from?
semiautobiographically (English) comes from English semiautobiographical, from English autobiographical, from English autobiography, from English auto-, from English automatic, from French automatique, from French automate, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
semiautobiographically (English): in a semiautobiographical manner
Definitions
- in a semiautobiographical manner
Ancestry of “semiautobiographically”, step by step
semiautobiographically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English semiautobiographical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | semiautobiographical | Partially, but not entirely, autobiographical |
| 2 | English | autobiographical | Of or relating to a person's life or an account... |
| 3 | English | autobiography | A self-written biography; the story of one's own... |
| 4 | English | auto- | Regarding oneself; automatic; relating to cars or... |
| 5 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 6 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 7 | French | automate | automaton |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |