Etymology

autodiegetic

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Today it means: Pertaining to a narrator who is also the protagonist. Full definition →

English diegetic ← Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  3. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  4. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  5. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  6. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  7. Englishauto-
  8. Englishdiegetic
  9. English todayautodiegetic

From auto- + diegetic.

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