Etymology of the English word autoclave
the English word
autoclaveusing the French prefix
auto-derived from the New Latin prefix
auto-derived from the Greek prefix
auto-, αὐτο-
derived from the Late Greek word
autos, αὐτός (self)
derived from the French word
autoclavederived from the Medieval Latin word
clavis (door-key; bar, key for turning a press)
using the Greek prefix
auto-, αὐτο-
derived from the Late Greek word
autos, αὐτός (self)
using the French suffix
-claveDate
The earliest known usage of autoclave in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
