Where does “autoengaño” come from?

autoengaño (Spanish) comes from Spanish 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.

autoengaño (Spanish): self-delusion, self-deception

Definitions

  1. self-delusion, self-deception

Ancestry of “autoengaño”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishauto-auto-; drive-in
2Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
3Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewEvery word from Ancient Greek αὐτός
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