autodidact
The origin and history of autodidact.
Etymology
Autodidact comes from Ancient Greek autodidaktos, built from autos, meaning self, and didasko, meaning I teach. In English it can also be read simply as auto- joined to didact.
The origin and history of autodidact.
Autodidact comes from Ancient Greek autodidaktos, built from autos, meaning self, and didasko, meaning I teach. In English it can also be read simply as auto- joined to didact.
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