automath
automath · automaths
One who is self-taughtOne who is self-taught.
US/ˈɑtəmæθ/
Meaning
1 sensesOne who is self-taught.
Origin
From αὐτός (autós, “self”) + μανθάνω (manthánō, “to learn”). Compare opsimath, philomath,From αὐτός (autós, “self”) + μανθάνω (manthánō, “to learn”). Compare opsimath, philomath, polymath. By surface analysis, auto- + math. First appears c. 1759, in the publications of Edward Young.
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