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Where does “autolesionarse” come from?

autolesionarse (Spanish) comes from Spanish auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

autolesionarse (Spanish): to injure oneself

Definitions

  1. to injure oneself

Ancestry of “autolesionarse”, 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-Europeanǵʰe—
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