autodidact

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromαὐτοδίδακτος
2. English todayautodidact

From Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodídaktos), from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + διδάσκω (didáskō, “I teach”). By surface analysis, auto- + didact.

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