English Explanatory Dictionary

self-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. of, by, in or with oneself or itself
  2. automatic

Pronunciation

/sɛlf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-self-.wav

Word forms

self-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- From Middle English self-, silf-, seolf-, from Old English self-, sylf-, seolf-, from Proto-Germanic *selba-, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz (“self”). Cognate with Dutch zelf- (“self-”), German Low German sülvst- (“self-”), German selbst- (“self-”), Swedish själv- (“self-”), Icelandic sjálf- (“self-”). More at self.

Synonyms

auto- ipsi-

Derived words

self-adjointness self-centeredness self-confidently self-consciously self-drilling screw self-finished self-finishing self-fulfilling prophecy self-injured self-injures self-injuring self-raising flour self-referential meaning self-tapping screw
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