self-controlled

English

Etymology

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 controlled

English self-controlled

From self- + controlled.

Adjective

self-controlled (comparative more self-controlled, superlative most self-controlled)

1. Possessing self-control; having control or mastery of one's own emotions, impulses, or desires.

Verb

self-controlled

1. simple past and past participle of self-control

Translations

possessing self-control

• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: ἐγκρατής (enkratḗs)