Etymology

autograph

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Today it means: A person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person. Full definition →

Latin autographum ← Ancient Greek αὐτόγραφον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromαὐτόγραφον“a writing in one’s own hand”
  2. Latin · derived fromautographum
  3. English todayautograph

From Latin autographum, in turn from Ancient Greek αὐτόγραφον (autógraphon, “a writing in one’s own hand”). Equivalent to auto- + -graph.

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