{"era":"~400 BC","word":"autós (αὐτός) + bíos (βίος) + graphḗ (γραφή)","meaning":"Self + life + writing. Coined in English from Greek elements.","children":[{"era":"1797","word":"autobiography","meaning":"A self-written life account.","language":"English"},{"era":"1800s","word":"autobiografía","meaning":"Autobiography.","language":"Spanish"}],"language":"Greek"}