Etymology

tauto-

Today it means: repetition; sameness Full definition →

Ancient Greek ταὐτό
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromταὐτό“the same”
  2. English todaytauto-

From Ancient Greek ταὐτό (tautó, “the same”), contraction of τὸ (tò, “the”) + αὐτό (autó, “same”), neuter of αὐτός (autós, “same”).

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