Where does “autogiro” come from?

autogiro (English) comes from Spanish autogiro, from Spanish 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.

autogiro (English): An aircraft in which lift is provided by...

Definitions

  1. An aircraft in which lift is provided by...

Ancestry of “autogiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishautogiroautogyro
2Spanishauto-auto-; drive-in
3Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
4Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Ancient Greek αὐτός →