Where does “moto-cross” come from?
moto-cross (English) comes from English cross-country, from English country, from Middle English contre, from Old French contree, from Latin contrata, from Latin contra, from Latin rota, from Proto-Italic rotā — to run.
moto-cross (English): A sport involving the off-road racing of...
Definitions
- A sport involving the off-road racing of...
Ancestry of “moto-cross”, step by step
moto-cross traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cross-country
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cross-country | From one side of a country to the other; Across... |
| 2 | English | country | An area of land; a district, region; A set region... |
| 3 | Middle English | contre | region, area; A political division, including;... |
| 4 | Old French | contree | country; the countryside |
| 5 | Latin | contrata | lying opposite; spread before |
| 6 | Latin | contra | against; opposite to; contrary to |
| 7 | Latin | rota | wheel; a car, a chariot; the disc of the sun |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |
via English motorcycle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | motorcycle | An open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars... |
| 2 | English | motor | A machine or device that converts other energy... |
| 3 | Middle English | motour | — |
| 4 | Latin | motor | mover; that which moves something; first-person... |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |