Etymological root

autos

Ancient Greek

# autos

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Ancient Greek
**Slug:** autos

## Words From This Root
- autochthonous - native to and originating in the place where found; indigenous
- autograph - a person's own signature, especially a celebrity's
- automobile - a self-propelled passenger road vehicle; a car
- autocratic - ruling with absolute power; domineering
- automaton - a self-operating machine, or a person acting mechanically without thought
- autocab - a taxicab, especially one summoned by an automated radio system
- autocamp - a roadside camp or site for motorists; to camp while traveling by car
- autochthonal - native to or originating in the place where found; indigenous
- autocide - suicide committed by deliberately crashing one's automobile
- autocracy - government by a single person holding absolute power
- autoist - a person who drives or travels by automobile; a motorist
- automat - a restaurant where food is served from coin-operated machines
- automatize - to make automatic, or to render a process habitual and unconscious
- automobilist - a person who drives or rides in an automobile; a motorist
- autonomic - involuntary or self-regulating, especially of the nervous system
- autotype - a photographic carbon printing process, or a facsimile so produced

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Words from this root(16)

autochthonous C2+

/ɔːˈtɑːkθənəs/ native to and originating in the place where found; indigenous Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɔtəˌɡræf/ a person's own signature, especially a celebrity's Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɔtəməˌbil/ a self-propelled passenger road vehicle; a car Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌɔtəˈkrætɪk/ ruling with absolute power; domineering Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɔˈtɑmətən/ a self-operating machine, or a person acting mechanically without thought Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɔtoʊˌkæb/ a taxicab, especially one summoned by an automated radio system Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɔtoʊˌkæmp/ a roadside camp or site for motorists; to camp while traveling by car Meaning Off Sound Off

autochthonal C2+

/ɔˈtɑkθənəl/ native to or originating in the place where found; indigenous Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɔtoʊˌsaɪd/ suicide committed by deliberately crashing one's automobile Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɔˈtɑkrəsi/ government by a single person holding absolute power Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɔtoʊɪst/ a person who drives or travels by automobile; a motorist Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɔtəˌmæt/ a restaurant where food is served from coin-operated machines Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɔˈtɑməˌtaɪz/ to make automatic, or to render a process habitual and unconscious Meaning Off Sound Off

automobilist C2+

/ˌɔtəmoʊˈbilɪst/ a person who drives or rides in an automobile; a motorist Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌɔtəˈnɑmɪk/ involuntary or self-regulating, especially of the nervous system Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɔtoʊˌtaɪp/ a photographic carbon printing process, or a facsimile so produced Meaning Off Sound Off

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