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semiautonomous en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- 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 *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English autonomous English semiautonomous From semi- + autonomous.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Partially, but not fully, autonomous.
   • The authorities in New Caledonia, a semiautonomous French territory in the South Pacific, put a curfew in place on Tuesday and banned all public gatherings after protests over a proposed constitutional change turned violent overnight. 2024 May 14, Yan Zhuang, “Curfew Imposed Amid Protests in Pacific Territory of New Caledonia”, in The New York Times:
   • And they plan to introduce even more advanced semiautonomous capabilities in the coming months. 2015 February 4, Aaron M. Kessler and Bill Vlasic, “Semiautonomous Driving Arrives, Feature by Feature”, in The New York Times:
   • Hong Kong is a semiautonomous region of China.

Forms

Deriveds

semiautonomously

Relateds

semiautonomy

Translations (9)

ca semiautònom (partially, but not fully, autonomous) · ro semiautonom (partially, but not fully, autonomous) · de teilautonom (partially, but not fully, autonomous) · cy lled-ymreolus (partially, but not fully, autonomous) · pt semiautônomo (partially, but not fully, autonomous) · it semiautonomo (partially, but not fully, autonomous) · hu félautonóm (partially, but not fully, autonomous) · es semiautónomo (partially, but not fully, autonomous) · pt semiautónomo (partially, but not fully, autonomous)