Word of the Month ~ Autodidactic

This month's word is: Auto-didactic. It means self taught. I taught myself this word today.

autodidact |ˌôtōˈdīˌdakt|
noun
a self-taught person.
DERIVATIVES
autodidactic |-ˌdīˈdaktik| adjective
ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Greek autodidaktos ‘self-taught,’ from autos ‘self’ + didaskein ‘teach.’