automatics

noun

a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released

light machine gun

adjective

without volition or conscious control

resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine

operating with minimal human intervention

Roots

autosauto- · Greek · self matos-mat · Greek · willing

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Where does automatics come from?

The word automatics breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: auto-, from Greek autos (“self”); and -mat, from Greek matos (“willing”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.