Etymology of the English word autism
the English word
autismderived from the Late Greek word
autos, αὐτός (self)
using the English suffix
-ismderived from the French suffix
-ismderived from the Latin suffix
-ismusderived from the Greek suffix
-ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
using the English prefix
aut-Date
The earliest known usage of autism in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
