Where does “autogas” come from?

autogas (Dutch) comes from Dutch auto, from French auto, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

autogas (Dutch): autogas liquefied petroleum gas

Definitions

  1. autogas liquefied petroleum gas

Ancestry of “autogas”, step by step

autogas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch auto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchautocar, automobile
2Frenchautocar
3Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
4Frenchauto-auto- regarding oneself
5Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
6Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Dutch gas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgasgas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street
2Middle Dutchgasseunpaved street
3Middle High Germangazze—
4Old High Germangazzalane
5Proto-West Germanic*gatwā—
6Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Ancient Greek αὐτός →