'autocratically' originates from the Greek word 'autokratēs,' where 'auto-' meant 'self' and 'kratos' meant 'power' or 'rule.'

'autokratēs' transformed into the Medieval Latin word 'autocraticus,' and eventually became the modern English word 'autocratic' with the adverbial form 'autocratically.'

Initially, it meant 'self-ruling or self-power,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'exercising power in an absolute manner.'