Etymology

autotranslation

A1U1T1O1T1R1A1N1S1L1A1T1I1O1N1

Today it means: Translation of a work into another language by its original author. Full definition →

English translation ← 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. Englishtranslation
  9. English todayautotranslation

From auto- + translation. In sense 2, auto- is short for automatic.

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