auto
self, same
Greek · autos (αὐτός)
Greek autos means self or same. Words with auto are about self: autobiography is a life written by oneself, an autograph is your own writing, autonomy is self-rule, automatic works by itself.
Memory trick
Auto: an automobile moves by itself, with no horse to pull it.
Words from this root
- automatic (auto + matic) — working by itselfस्वचालित
- automobile (auto + mobile) — a self-moving vehicleमोटर गाड़ी
- autobiography (auto + bio + graphy) — a life story written by oneselfआत्मकथा
- autograph (auto + graph) — a person's own handwritingऑटोग्राफ़, स्वहस्ताक्षर
- autonomy (auto + nomy) — self-ruleस्वायत्तता
- autonomous (auto + nom + ous) — ruling itselfस्वायत्त
- autopsy (aut + opsy) — seeing for oneself, a body examशव परीक्षण
- autocrat (auto + crat) — a ruler with self-powerनिरंकुश शासक
- autodidact (auto + didact) — a person who teaches himselfस्वयं सीखने वाला
- authentic (auth + entic) — real, done by one's own handअसली, प्रामाणिक
- autocorrect (auto + correct) — to fix by itselfअपने आप सुधारना
- autofocus (auto + focus) — a camera function that focuses itselfस्वतः फ़ोकस
- autobus (auto + bus) — a motor busमोटर बस
- autopilot (auto + pilot) — a self-steering systemस्वचालित चालक प्रणाली