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auto-

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English

Alternative forms

  • aut- (used before a vowel)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, self-).

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auto-

  1. Reflexive, regarding or to oneself.
    auto- + biographyautobiography
    auto- + eroticautoerotic
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Etymology 2

Clipping of automatic.

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auto-

  1. Automatic.
    auto- + focusautofocus
    auto- + loaderautoloader
    auto- + walkautowalk
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Etymology 3

Clipping of automobile,[1] itself equivalent to auto- (self) + mobile.

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auto-

  1. Self-propelled.
    auto- + cabautocab
    auto- + carautocar
  2. Relating to cars or the driving of cars.
    auto- + crossautocross
    auto- + -phileautophile
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References

  1. auto-, comb. form2”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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