Where does “aura-auto” come from?
aura-auto (Finnish) comes from Finnish auto, from Finnish automobiili, 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.
aura-auto (Finnish): snow plow
Definitions
- snow plow
Ancestry of “aura-auto”, step by step
aura-auto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | auto | car, automobile |
| 2 | Finnish | automobiili | automobile, car |
| 3 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 4 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via Finnish Aura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Aura | plough, plow agricultural tool |
| 2 | Finnish | Aurora | Aurora |
| 3 | Latin | aurōra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | auzōs | dawn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwsōs | dawn; goddess of dawn, bringer of light for which... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éws-os-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ews- | dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up |