Where does “spritbilist” come from?
spritbilist (Danish) comes from Danish bilist, from Danish bil, from Danish automobil, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
spritbilist (Danish): drink-driver
Definitions
- drink-driver
Ancestry of “spritbilist”, step by step
spritbilist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish bilist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bilist | motorist, driver |
| 2 | Danish | bil | car, automobile |
| 3 | Danish | automobil | automobile |
| 4 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 5 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via Danish sprit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | sprit | spirits |
| 2 | German | Sprit | petrol, gas |
| 3 | French | ésprit | immaterial or incorporeal substance |
| 4 | Middle French | esperit | mind |
| 5 | Latin | spīritus | air, breath, breathing |
| 6 | Latin | spīrō | to breathe, draw breath, respire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peys- | to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;... |