autodidactic

English

WOTD – 28 September 2007

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodídaktos), from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + διδάσκω (didáskō, “I teach”).

auto- +‎ didact +‎ -ic

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Adjective

autodidactic

Of, relating to, or being an autodidact; self-taught.
Albert Einstein was autodidactic.

Related terms

autodidactism

Translations

of, relating to, or being an autodidact

Danish: autodidaktisk, autodidakt (da)
Faroese: sjálvlærdur

German: autodidaktisch (de)
Yiddish: אויטאָדידאַקטיש‎ (oytodidaktish)

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