autodidatta
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French autodidacte, from Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodídaktos), derived from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + the root of διδάσκω (didáskō, “I teach”).
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Noun edit
autodidatta m or f by sense (masculine plural autodidatti, feminine plural autodidatte)
- autodidact, self-taught person, automath
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Further reading edit
- autodidatta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana