αυτο-

Greek

Alternative forms
  • αυτό-
  • αυτ- (aft-) (before vowel, usually in older compositions)
  • αυθ- (afth-) (before vowel with rough breathing ατ older compositions)

Etymology

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”).

Prefix

αυτο- • (afto-)

  1. relating to oneself, self-referential
    ‎αυτο- (afto-) + ‎άμυνα (ámyna, “defence”) → ‎αυτοάμυνα (aftoámyna, “self-defence”)

Derived terms
Greek terms prefixed with αυτο-
Greek terms prefixed with αυτ-
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