English

Alternative forms

• aut- (used before a vowel)

Prefix

auto-

1. Regarding oneself

   autobiography, autoerotic

2. (from automatic) automatic

   autofocus

3. (from automobile) relating to cars or the driving of cars

   autocross

Antonyms

• hetero-

Derived terms

• autoclave
• autodetermination
• autograph
• automatic
• automaton
• autoverification

Translations

French

Prefix

auto-

1. auto- (in all senses)

Derived terms

Hungarian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτός ‎(autós, “self”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒuto]

Prefix

auto-

1. auto- (regarding oneself)
2. auto- (automatic)

References

1. ↑ Tótfalusi István, Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára. Tinta Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 2005, ISBN 963 7094 20 2

Italian

Prefix

auto-

1. auto- (in all senses)
2. self-
3. (mathematics) eigen-

Derived terms

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτός ‎(autós, “self”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.to/

Prefix

auto-

1. self-; auto- (done by or directed at oneself)

   auto- + ‎ódio ‎(“hatred”) → ‎auto-ódio ‎(“self-hatred”)

2. auto- (automatic)

   auto- + ‎foco ‎(“foco”) → ‎autofoco ‎(“autofocus”)

3. auto- (relating to automobiles)

   auto- + ‎esporte ‎(“sport”) → ‎autoesporte ‎(“car sport”)

4. (linear algebra) eigen- (relating to eigenvectors and eigenvalues)

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτo- ‎(auto-).

Prefix

auto-

1. auto-

Derived terms

• autodisciplina
• autótrofo