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autonomic

/ˌɔt.əˈnɑm.ɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
au-to-nom-ic
IPA
/ˌɔt.əˈnɑm.ɪk/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Acting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control.

adj

Pertaining to the autonomic nervous system.

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English autonomic From autonomy + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɔt.əˈnɑm.ɪk/
  • British English: /ˌɔː.təˈnɒm.ɪk/

Inflected Forms

autonomical (alternative)

Derived Forms

autonomically autonomicity autonomics cardioautonomic dysautonomia neuroautonomic nonautonomic panautonomic preautonomic

Phrases

autonomic ganglion autonomic nervous system

Frequently Paired Words

autonomous dysautonomic

Rhymes With

economic non-economic islamic comic atomic socioeconomic macroeconomic balsamic ergonomic subatomic anatomic gastronomic

Questions

How do you pronounce autonomic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɔt.əˈnɑm.ɪk/.
What does autonomic mean?
Acting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control.
Where does autonomic come from?
Etymology tree 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 *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English autonomic From autonomy + -ic.

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