LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (Greek-type)

automatos

automatos (feminine automata, neuter automaton)
Classical[au̯ˈtɔ.ma.tɔs]Ecclesiastical[au̯ˈtɔː.ma.tos]

Meaning

  1. Greek typeadjectiveself-moving

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeautomatosautomataautomaton
genitiveautomatīautomataeautomatī
dativeautomatōautomataeautomatō
accusativeautomatonautomatānautomaton
ablativeautomatōautomatāautomatō
vocativeautomateautomataautomaton
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeautomatī
automatoe		automataeautomata
genitiveautomatōrumautomatārumautomatōrum
dativeautomatīsautomatīsautomatīs
accusativeautomatōsautomatāsautomata
ablativeautomatīsautomatīsautomatīs
vocativeautomatī
automatoe		automataeautomata

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  4. Latinautomatos

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón) Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Hellenic *mətós Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos)bor. Latin automatos Borrowed from Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos).

Quick answers

What does automatos mean in Latin?
automatos, a adjective, means “self-moving”.
How do you pronounce automatos?
In classical Latin, [au̯ˈtɔ.ma.tɔs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [au̯ˈtɔː.ma.tos].
Where does automatos come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew → Proto-Indo-European *tó- → Proto-Hellenic *autós → Latin automatos.