Meanings
nounautoreproduction (countable and uncountable, plural autoreproductions)
plural autoreproductions
- countableuncountablebiologyThe ability of a gene, virus, or nucleoprotein molecule to replicate itself
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Proto-Indo-European*tó-
- Proto-Hellenic*autós
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
- Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
- Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
- Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
- Englishauto-
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Indo-European*pró
- Proto-Indo-European*pro-
- Proto-Italic*pro-
- Latinprō-
- Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
- Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
- Proto-Italic*doukō
- Latindūcō
- Latinprōdūcō
- Latinprōductiō
- Old Frenchproduction
- Middle Englishproduccioun
- Englishproduction
- Englishreproduction
- Englishautoreproduction
From auto- + reproduction.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian autoriproduzione
- autoriproduzioneTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
autoreproduction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoreproduction
MLA
“autoreproduction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoreproduction. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoreproduction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoreproduction.
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