Definition
Relating to or based on personal observation or direct evidence rather than hearsay or secondhand information.
Etymology
From Greek 'autoptes' meaning 'eyewitness,' combining 'autos' (self) and 'opsis' (sight). Used in historical and philosophical contexts to describe accounts based on what someone directly witnessed.
Kelly Says
In ancient times, this word was used to distinguish between historians who actually *saw* events happen versus those who just heard stories about them—it was basically the ancient version of 'I was there, I saw it myself.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አውቶማቲክ
aw-to-ma-tik
ARالعربية
أوتوماتيكي
aw-to-ma-tee-kee
BNবাংলা
স্বয়ংক্রিয়
shoy-ong-kr-ee-ee
CACatalà
autoptic
aw-toh-p-tee-k
CSČeština
autoptický
aw-toh-p-tee-kee
DADansk
autoptisk
aw-toh-p-tishk
DEDeutsch
autoptisch
aw-toh-p-tish
ELΕλληνικά
αυτόματος
av-to-ma-tos
ESEspañol
autoptico
aw-toh-p-tee-koh
FAفارسی
خودکار
kho-d-kaar
FISuomi
autoptiikka
aw-toh-p-tee-kka
FRFrançais
autoptique
aw-toh-tee-k
GUGU
સ્વયંચાલિત
svy-an-cha-lit
HAHA
automatik
aw-toh-ma-tik
HEעברית
אוטומטי
ot-o-mat-ee
HIहिन्दी
स्वचालित
sw-cha-lit
HUMagyar
autoptikus
aw-toh-p-tee-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
otomatis
oh-toh-ma-tis
ITItaliano
autoptico
aw-toh-p-tee-koh
KKKK
автоматты
avto-mat-ty
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធប្រព័ន្ធ
pra-p-p-on-th-pra-p-p-on-th
KO한국어
자동적인
jado-tteo-jeon
MRMR
स्वयंचलित
sway-an-chalit
MSBahasa Melayu
otomat
oh-toh-mat
MYမြန်မာ
အလျောက်
a-l-yaw-k
NLNederlands
autoptisch
aw-toh-p-tish
NONorsk
autoptisk
aw-toh-p-tishk
PAPA
ਆוטોમેਟਿਕ
aw-toh-ma-tik
PLPolski
autoptyczny
aw-toh-p-t-ch-ny
PTPortuguês
autoptico
aw-toh-p-tee-koh
RORomână
autoptic
aw-toh-p-tee-k
RUРусский
автоматический
avtomaticheskiy
SVSvenska
autoptisk
aw-toh-p-tishk
SWKiswahili
autoptiki
aw-toh-p-tee-kee
TAதமிழ்
சுயமாக
su-ya-ma-ga
THไทย
อัตโนมัติ
at-no-mat-tee
TLTL
autoptiko
aw-toh-p-tee-koh
TRTürkçe
otobitik
oh-toh-bee-tik
UKУкраїнська
автоматичний
avto-matic-hnyy
VITiếng Việt
tự động
tu-dong
YOYO
autoptic
aw-toh-p-tee-k
ZUZU
autoptik
aw-toh-p-tik