myEtymology.com: English etymology of automorphism

Etymology of the English word automorphism

the English word automorphism

using the English prefix auto-

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

using the English prefix morph-

derived from the Greek word morphe, μορφή (form, signifying change; shape; form,; shape; figuratively, nature)

using the English suffix -ism

derived from the French suffix -ism

derived from the Latin suffix -ismus

derived from the Greek suffix -ismos, -ισμός

suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")