tauto-

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tauto-

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From Ancient Greek ταὐτό (tautó, “the same”), contraction of τὸ (tò, “the”) + αὐτό (autó, “same”), neuter of αὐτός (autós, “same”).

prefix taut-

morpheme repetition; sameness
Similar: homo-

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

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

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

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@misc{tauto_2026,
  title = {tauto-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tauto-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}