Where does “automutiler” come from?

automutiler (French) comes from French auto-, 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.

automutiler (French): to self-mutilate

Definitions

  1. to self-mutilate

Ancestry of “automutiler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchauto-auto- regarding oneself
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Ancient Greek αὐτός →