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autonomic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌɔː.təˈnɒm.ɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌɔt.əˈnɑm.ɪk/ (General-American)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew Proto-Indo-European *tó- Proto-Hellenic *autós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón) Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *nem-der. Proto-Indo-European *németi Proto-Hellenic *némō Ancient Greek νέμω (némō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos) ▲ Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek αὐτόνομος (autónomos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek αὐτονομῐ́ᾱ (autonomĭ́ā)bor. English autonomy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English autonomic From autonomy + -ic.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Acting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control.
2. (not-comparable) Pertaining to the autonomic nervous system.

Forms

Deriveds

dysautonomia · cardioautonomic · autonomics · autonomicity · autonomic nervous system · panautonomic · preautonomic · neuroautonomic · nonautonomic · autonomic ganglion · autonomically

Relateds

dysautonomic · autonomous

Translations (6)

hu autonóm (pertaining to the autonomic nervous system) · es autonómico (acting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control) · ca autonòmic (acting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control) · fr autonome (acting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control) · pl autonomiczny (pertaining to the autonomic nervous system) · pl autonomiczny (acting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control)