Where does “automocar” come from?

automocar (English) comes from English car, from Middle English carre, from Anglo-Norman carre, from Latin carra, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós — to run.

automocar (English): An automobile

Definitions

  1. An automobile

Ancestry of “automocar”, step by step

automocar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English car

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarA wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with...
2Middle Englishcarrecart, wagon
3Anglo-Normancarrecart
4Latincarra
5Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
6Gaulishkarroswagon
7Proto-Celtickarroswagon
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via English automobile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishautomobileA type of vehicle designed to move on the ground...
2Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
3Frenchauto-auto- regarding oneself
4Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
5Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sósEvery word from Proto-Celtic karros
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