Where does “autotomie” come from?
autotomie (French) comes from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.
autotomie (French): autotomy
Ancestry of “autotomie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | auto- | auto- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |
Words derived from “autotomie”