Where does “autodefinición” come from?

autodefinición (Spanish) comes from Spanish definición, from Latin dēfīnītiō, from Latin dēfīniō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

autodefinición (Spanish): self-definition

Definitions

  1. self-definition

Ancestry of “autodefinición”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdefinicióndefinition; rules, statutes
2Latindēfīnītiōdefinition; precise description
3Latindēfīniōto bound, set bounds to; to limit
4Latindē-of; from
5Latinof; concerning; about
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti