auto-

auto- · prefix¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
2. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
3. Proto-Hellenic*autós
4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
5. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
6. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
7. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
8. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
9. English todayauto-

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”).

auto- · prefix²

1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
2. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
3. Proto-Hellenic*autós
4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
5. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
6. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
7. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
8. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
9. Proto-Indo-European*men-
10. Proto-Indo-European*mn̥tós
11. Proto-Hellenic*mətós
12. Ancient Greekαὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos)
13. Ancient Greekαὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)
14. Classical Latinautomatum
15. New Latinautomaticus
16. Englishautomaticclip.
17. English todayauto-

Clipping of automatic.

auto- · prefix³

1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
2. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
3. Proto-Hellenic*autós
4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
5. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
6. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
7. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
8. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
9. Frenchauto-
10. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
11. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
12. Proto-Italic*moweō
13. Latinmoveō
14. Latinmōbili
15. Frenchmobile
16. Frenchautomobile
17. Englishautomobileclip.
18. English todayauto-

Clipping of automobile (“self-propelled”), itself equivalent to auto- (“self”) + mobile. In later formations influenced by auto (“automobile”).

Words from the same roots