Where does “autotrófico” come from?

autotrófico (Spanish) comes from Spanish autótrofo, 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.

autotrófico (Spanish): autotrophic

Definitions

  1. autotrophic

Ancestry of “autotrófico”, step by step

autotrófico traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish autótrofo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishautótrofoautotroph; autotrophic
2Spanishauto-auto-; drive-in
3Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
4Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Italian trofico

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantroficotrophic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewEvery word from Ancient Greek αὐτός