self-

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self-

/sɛlf/ US, UK

Where it comes from

From Middle English self-, silf-, seolf-, from Old English self-, sylf-, seolf-, from Proto-Germanic *selba-, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz (“self”). Cognate with Dutch zelf- (“self-”), German Low German sülvst- (“self-”), German selbst- (“self-”), Swedish själv- (“self-”), Icelandic sjálf- (“self-”). More at self.

prefix

morpheme of, by, in or with oneself or itself
Similar: auto-, ipsi-
morpheme automatic

Translations

Every language

prefix of, by, in or with oneself or itself

Español	auto-
日本語	自己 jiko, 自 ji
中文	自相 zìxiāng, 自己 zìjǐ, 自 zì
Português	auto-
Français	auto-
Deutsch	selbst-, auto-
Italiano	auto-
Ελληνικά	αυτο- afto-, αυτό- aftó-
Русский	само- samo-, себе- sebe-, авто- avto-
עברית	עצמי atzmí

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MLA

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{self_2026,
  title = {self-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/self-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}