How do you spell Autonomous?
Correct spelling
autonomous
AUTO + NOM + OUS. Self-ruling.
Why is autonomous spelled this way?
From Greek autonomos, having its own laws. AUTO (self) + NOMOS (law). An autonomous entity governs itself — the word describes political and personal self-rule.
Common misspellings of autonomous
autonomusautonamousautonomosautonimous
Example
The region became autonomous.