self-

US, UK /sɛlf/

Etymology From Middle English self-, silf-, seolf-, from Old English self-, sylf-, seolf-, from Proto-Germanic *selba-, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz (“self”). Cognate with Dutch zelf- (“self-”), German Low German sülvst- (“self-”), German selbst- (“self-”), Swedish själv- (“self-”), Icelandic sjálf- (“self-”). More at self.

Synonyms

auto-, ipsi-

Derived terms

self-adjointness, self-centeredness, self-confidently, self-consciously, self-drilling screw, self-finished, self-finishing, self-fulfilling prophecy, self-injured, self-injures, self-injuring, self-raising flour, self-referential meaning, self-tapping screw