automação

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew

Proto-Indo-European *tó-

Proto-Hellenic *autós

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.

Ancient Greek αὖ (aû)

Ancient Greek τόν (tón)

Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós)

Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)

Proto-Indo-European *men-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós

Proto-Hellenic *mətós

Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos)

Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)der.

Classical Latin automatum

New Latin automaticusbor.

English automatic

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin -ātiōlbor.

Old French -ationbor.

Middle English -acioun

English -ation

English -ion

English automationbor.

Portuguese automação

Borrowed from English automation.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.to.maˈsɐ̃w̃/ [aʊ̯.to.maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /aw.tu.mɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: au‧to‧ma‧ção

Noun

automação f (plural automações)

1. automation, automatization (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system)

   Synonym: automatização

Further reading

• “automação”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026