Where does “Locomobile” come from?
Locomobile (English) comes from English automobile, 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.
Locomobile (English): A steam-powered automobile
Definitions
- A steam-powered automobile
Ancestry of “Locomobile”, step by step
Locomobile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English automobile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | automobile | A type of vehicle designed to move on the ground... |
| 2 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 3 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via English locomotive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | locomotive | The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches... |
| 2 | French | locomotif | locomotive |
| 3 | Latin | locō | to put, place, set |
| 4 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 5 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |