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auto-¹

  • /ˈɔː.tə-/ UK
  • /ˈɔː.təʊ-/ UK
  • /ˈɔ.tə-/ US
  • [ˈɔ.ɾə-] US
  • /ˈɔ.toʊ-/ US
  • [ˈɔ.ɾoʊ-] US
  • /ˈɑ.tə-/ Atlantic Canada, US, cot caught merger
  • [ˈɑ.ɾə-] Atlantic Canada, US, cot caught merger
  • /ˈɑ.toʊ-/ Atlantic Canada, US, cot caught merger
  • [ˈɑ.ɾoʊ-] Atlantic Canada, US, cot caught merger

Where it comes from

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

prefix aut-

  1. morpheme Reflexive, regarding or to oneself. auto- + biography → autobiography

    Similar: self-, ipsi-

Opposite: allo-, hetero-, syn-, inter-, co-, con-, com-, col-, cor-, sym-, syl-

auto-²

  • /ˈɔː.tə-/ UK
  • /ˈɔː.təʊ-/ UK
  • /ˈɔ.tə-/ US
  • [ˈɔ.ɾə-] US
  • /ˈɔ.toʊ-/ US
  • [ˈɔ.ɾoʊ-] US
  • /ˈɑ.tə-/ Atlantic Canada, US, cot caught merger
  • [ˈɑ.ɾə-] Atlantic Canada, US, cot caught merger
  • /ˈɑ.toʊ-/ Atlantic Canada, US, cot caught merger
  • [ˈɑ.ɾoʊ-] Atlantic Canada, US, cot caught merger

prefix aut-

  1. morpheme Automatic. auto- + focus → autofocus

auto-³

  • /ˈɔː.tə-/ UK
  • /ˈɔː.təʊ-/ UK
  • /ˈɔ.tə-/ US
  • [ˈɔ.ɾə-] US
  • /ˈɔ.toʊ-/ US
  • [ˈɔ.ɾoʊ-] US
  • /ˈɑ.tə-/ Atlantic Canada, US, cot caught merger
  • [ˈɑ.ɾə-] Atlantic Canada, US, cot caught merger
  • /ˈɑ.toʊ-/ Atlantic Canada, US, cot caught merger
  • [ˈɑ.ɾoʊ-] Atlantic Canada, US, cot caught merger

Where it comes from

Clipping of automobile (“self-propelled”), itself equivalent to auto- (“self”) + mobile. In later formations influenced by auto (“automobile”).

prefix aut-

  1. morpheme Self-propelled. auto- + cab → autocab
  2. morpheme Relating to cars or the driving of cars. auto- + cross → autocross

Thesaurus

prefix

Opposite: allo-, hetero-, syn-, inter-, co-, con-, com-, col-, cor-, sym-, syl-

Translations

Every language

prefix regarding oneself

Españolauto-
हिन्दीआत्म ātma
Portuguêsauto-
Françaisauto-
Deutschauto-
Italianoauto-
Ελληνικάαυτο- afto-
Românăauto-
Русскийавто- avto-, само- samo-, себе- sebe-
עבריתאוֹטוֹ־ oto-

prefix automatic

한국어자동 jadong
Portuguêsauto-
Françaisauto-
Italianoauto-
Ελληνικάαυτο- afto-
Русскийавто- avto-

prefix relating to cars or the driving of cars

Portuguêsauto-
Françaisauto-
Italianoauto-
Ελληνικάαυτο- afto-
Русскийавто- avto-

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MLA

"auto-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/auto-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

auto-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/auto-

Chicago

"auto-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/auto-.

BibTeX
@misc{auto_2026,
  title = {auto-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/auto-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}