autonomy (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[autonomy 词源字典]
1620s, of states, from Greek autonomia "independence," noun of quality from autonomos "independent, living by one's own laws," from auto- "self" (see auto-) + nomos "custom, law" (see numismatics). Of persons, from 1803.[autonomy etymology, autonomy origin, 英语词源]