Where does “autolitico” come from?
autolitico (Italian) comes from Italian litico, from Spanish lisis, from Latin lysis, from Ancient Greek λύσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
autolitico (Italian): autolytic
Definitions
- autolytic
Ancestry of “autolitico”, step by step
autolitico traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian litico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | litico | lytic; lithic; lithic, stone |
| 2 | Spanish | lisis | lysis |
| 3 | Latin | lysis | loosening; rupture |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λύσις | loosing, releasing, release, ransoming;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Spanish autolisis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | autolisis | autolysis |
| 2 | German | Autolyse | autolysis |
| 3 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via Italian auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | auto | Clipping of automobile: car; auto; An auto... |
| 2 | Italian | automobile | automobile |
| 3 | Italian | mobile | movable, mobile; moving; piece of furniture |