Where does “Infobahn” come from?
Infobahn (English) comes from English Autobahn, from German Autobahn, from German Auto, from German automobil, from Spanish automóvil, from Russian автомоби́ль, from French automobile, from French auto- — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
Infobahn (English): The information superhighway
Definitions
- The information superhighway
Ancestry of “Infobahn”, step by step
Infobahn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Autobahn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Autobahn | The high-speed intercity highways of Germany and Austria |
| 2 | German | Autobahn | A class of road built to freeway standards,... |
| 3 | German | Auto | car |
| 4 | German | automobil | automobile |
| 5 | Spanish | automóvil | automobile |
| 6 | Russian | автомоби́ль | car, automobile, motorcar |
| 7 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 8 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via English info
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | info | information |
| 2 | English | information | That which resolves uncertainty; anything that... |
| 3 | Middle English | enformacioun | Teaching, education; the dissemination of knowledge |
| 4 | Latin | īnfōrmātiō | sketch, idea, conception |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |