self-taught

Questions

What does self-taught mean?

Educated or trained by oneself.

Where does self-taught come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English taught English self-taught From self- + taught.

How to pronounce self-taught

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