LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

automatus

automatus (feminine automata, neuter automatum)
Classical[au̯ˈtɔ.ma.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[au̯ˈtɔː.ma.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveself-moving

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeautomatusautomataautomatum
genitiveautomatīautomataeautomatī
dativeautomatōautomataeautomatō
accusativeautomatumautomatamautomatum
ablativeautomatōautomatāautomatō
vocativeautomateautomataautomatum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeautomatīautomataeautomata
genitiveautomatōrumautomatārumautomatōrum
dativeautomatīsautomatīsautomatīs
accusativeautomatōsautomatāsautomata
ablativeautomatīsautomatīsautomatīs
vocativeautomatīautomataeautomata

autŏmătus, um (os, on), adj., = αὐτόματος,
I. self - moving, voluntary, spontaneous: plausus, Petr. 50, 1.—Hence, subst.: autŏmătŏn or -um, n, a self-moving machine, an automaton, Vitr. 9, 9; Petr. 54, 4; 140, 10; * Suet. Claud. 34 fin.

Origins

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

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 automatus Borrowed from Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos).

Descendants
  • TranslingualAmphelinus automatus, Automate

Quick answers

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