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Where does “auto-” come from?

auto- (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from French mobile, from Latin mōbilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

auto- (Norwegian Nynorsk): auto-

Definitions

  1. auto-

Ancestry of “auto-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
2Frenchmobilemobile; moving; movable
3Latinmōbilis—
4Latin-bilis-ble
5Proto-Italic-ðlis—
6Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
7Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Words derived from “auto-”

  • autofokus
  • autonom
  • autopilot
  • autonome
  • autograf
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