Where does “auto-” come from?

auto- (Spanish) 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- (Spanish): auto-; drive-in

Definitions

  1. auto-; drive-in

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