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auto- combining form from Greek αυτός (autos) = self, giving the meaning of self-, same-, or self-caused-

bio- combining form of Greek βίος (vi-os) = life; akin to Latin vīvus = living

-graphy from Greek γράφειν (graphein) = to write

Thus autobiography is something like "self-life-writing"

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Is auto a root or a prefix?

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