Where does “autopilotti” come from?
autopilotti (Finnish) comes from Finnish pilotti, from Swedish pilot, from Italian pilota, from Latin pedota, from Ancient Greek πηδόν, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
autopilotti (Finnish): autopilot
Definitions
- autopilot
Ancestry of “autopilotti”, step by step
autopilotti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pilotti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pilotti | aviator, pilot, airman; pilot project |
| 2 | Swedish | pilot | a pilot |
| 3 | Italian | pilota | pilot; driver; third-person singular present... |
| 4 | Latin | pedota | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πηδόν | oar; blade of an oar, oar |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
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 |