Where does “auto-” come from?

auto- (Galician) comes 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.

auto- (Galician): auto-, self-

Definitions

  1. auto-, self-

Ancestry of “auto-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “auto-”

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