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Where does “autocab” come from?

autocab (English) comes from English cab, from English cabriolet, from French cabriolet, from Italian cabriola, from Latin capreolus, from Latin caprea, from Latin -ea, from Latin -eus — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

autocab (English): A motor vehicle operating as a cab, as opposed to...

Definitions

  1. A motor vehicle operating as a cab, as opposed to...

Ancestry of “autocab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcabA taxi; a taxicab; Compartment at the front of a...
2EnglishcabrioletAn automobile with a retractable top; A light...
3Frenchcabrioleta cabriolet carriage; a convertible car; a...
4Italiancabriola—
5Latincapreolusroe deer, roebuck
6Latincapreaa roe deer; a wild female goat; vocative singular...
7Latin-eanominative feminine singular of -eus; nominative...
8Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
9Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
10Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
11Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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