Where does “aŭtisto” come from?

aŭtisto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto aŭto, from Esperanto aŭtomobilo, 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.

aŭtisto (Esperanto): A car driver, a motorist

Definitions

  1. A car driver, a motorist

Ancestry of “aŭtisto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoaŭtoa car
2Esperantoaŭtomobilocar
3Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
4Frenchauto-auto- regarding oneself
5Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
6Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
8Proto-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 →