Where does “autobide” come from?
autobide (Basque) comes from Spanish autovía, from Spanish auto, from Spanish automóvil, from Russian автомоби́ль, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
autobide (Basque): freeway, motorway, highway
Definitions
- freeway, motorway, highway
Ancestry of “autobide”, step by step
autobide traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish autovía
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | autovía | dual carriageway, divided highway |
| 2 | Spanish | auto | car, automobile; order, writ, resolution |
| 3 | Spanish | automóvil | automobile |
| 4 | Russian | автомоби́ль | car, automobile, motorcar |
| 5 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 6 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via Basque auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basque | auto | automobile, car |
via Basque bide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basque | bide | path, track, way; way, manner, method, procedure;... |