What is the origin of autograph?

Answer 1

Don't quote me on this but 'autograph' might come from the French word 'Orthographe' and translates as 'spelling'. But then again I don't know for sure.

But I found this.

The word is Greek in origin:

"Auto" for "self"

"Graph" from "graphein", meaning "to write"

Thus, "autograph" means to write oneself--as in one's identity.

Answer 2

The word autograph is derived from the Greek word autographos meaning written with one's own hand; from autos meaning self and graphein meaning to write.

Answer 3

The word autograph is simply from the two words auto which means self, by itself and graph which is also from Greek meaning image or writing. Autograph means something you wrote yourself, your signature.

Answer 4

Well, the prefix is auto, which means "self." There is no root word, because the word is made up of the two stems autoand graph (graph means "write").

Answer 5

The word is Greek in origin:

"Auto" for "self"
"Graph" from "graphein", meaning "to write"

Thus, "autograph" means to write oneself--as in one's identity.

Answer 6

A autograph is a person's own signature. Most Autographs are given out by famous people.

Answer 7

the base word is graph

Answer 8

auto