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Where does “Autolico” come from?

Autolico (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek Αὐτόλυκος, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

Ancestry of “Autolico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΑὐτόλυκος—
2Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
3Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—
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