Etymology

autoignition

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Today it means: Spontaneous combustion. Full definition →

English ignition ← Latin ignītiō ← Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)
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The story

  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. Latinignītiō
  9. Englishignition
  10. English todayautoignition

From auto- + ignition.

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