αὐτόματος

Ancient Greek

adj-1&2
Definitions
  • self-willed, unbidden
  • self-moving, self-propelled, spontaneous
  • (of plants) growing wild, unsown
  • without external cause or support, automatic
  • without cause, accidental, by chance

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós, *men- (think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*men-

Gloss

think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small

Concept
Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

楼, 塔

Emoji
💭 🤔

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