automáticamente

/autoˌmatikaˈmente/ · B2 · adv

automatically

⚙️🤖 automático + mente = auto-matic + mind-ly: it runs itself, no thinking

Automático comes from Greek automatos, meaning self-acting (auto = self). Spanish adds -mente to turn adjectives into adverbs, like English -ly. So it means done in a self-acting way, without needing thought.

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