The Greek/Latin affix auto- means self or the same.
- Autobiography: a biography that the author writes about themselves.
- Autonomy: self-governing; the right/power for self-government. In Greek, nomos means law - therefore, it is the power to make our own laws.
- Autocracy: a state or society where one person has the unlimited governing power. In Greek, kratein means ruling.
- Autograph: one's own signature. (Graphein - to write.)
- Autodidact: a self-taught person. (Didaskein - to teach.)
These indentations are called coffers.
