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Where does “automobiel” come from?

automobiel (Dutch) comes from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

automobiel (Dutch): automobile, car

Definitions

  1. automobile, car

Ancestry of “automobiel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
2Frenchauto-auto-
3Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
4Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—

Words derived from “automobiel”

  • oto
  • otomobil
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