myEtymology.com: English etymology of autodidact

Etymology of the English word autodidact

the English word autodidact

derived from the Greek word autodidaktos, αὐτοδίδακτος

derived from the Late Greek word autos, αὐτός (self)

derived from the Greek word didaktos, διδακτός (instructed, or communicated by teaching)

derived from the Greek word didaskein, διδάσκω

using the Greek prefix auto-, αὐτο-

derived from the Late Greek word autos, αὐτός (self)

derived from the Greek word dasko

The earliest known usage of autodidact in English dates from the 16th century.

Word found in Modern English