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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian авто- (avto-) and German auto-, ultimately from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós). The sense of 'relating to cars' derives more so from German Auto (“car”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
авто- • (avto-)
- auto-, self- (regarding oneself)
- Synonym: само- (samo-)
- auto- (automatic)
- auto- (relating to cars or the driving of cars)
Derived terms
References
- “авто-”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “авто-”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “авто-”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 2
- “авто-”, in Български тълковен речник (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 17
Anagrams
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Prefix
авто- • (avto-)
- auto-, self- (regarding oneself)
- auto- (automatic)
- auto- (relating to cars or the driving of cars)
Derived terms
Russian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) in classical compounds, originally through mostly German and Polish.
Pronunciation
Prefix
авто- • (avto-)
- auto-, self- (regarding oneself)
- Synonyms: само- (samo-), себе- (sebe-)
- auto- (automatic)
- auto- (relating to cars or the driving of cars)
Derived terms