Where does “autopilot” come from?

autopilot (Polish) comes from Polish auto-, 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.

autopilot (Polish): autopilot

Definitions

autopilot

Ancestry of “autopilot”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Polish	auto-	auto-, as relating to oneself
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	Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

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