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In the late 1800 the word autobobil was used for a new kind of vehicle that could move by itself without horses The word autopilot was invented in 1935 for a system that allows a vehicle to steer itself Based on this information what is the MOST likely meaning of the Greek prefix auto-

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Answer:The greek prefix auto meaning is 'self'.

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The word auto indicates that it can manage the operation by itself hence the work automobile and autopilot came into existence. Automobile is a vehicle which can move by itself without any horses.

Autopilot denotes that a vehicle can drive itself without any human intervention to steer it. Auto can be said as prefix or the root word some of the other examples are autograph which means self signature, autobiography means one's one story.

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