Where does “autovakuutus” come from?
autovakuutus (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.
autovakuutus (Finnish): auto insurance, motor insurance
Definitions
- auto insurance, motor insurance
Ancestry of “autovakuutus”, step by step
autovakuutus 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 vakuutus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vakuutus | insurance; assurance or promise; oath of office |
| 2 | Finnish | vakuuttaa | to assert, assure, convince; to reassure; to... |
| 3 | Finnish | uuttaa | to extract; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 4 | Finnish | uu | The name of the Latin-script letter U; hole, nest |
| 5 | Latin | U | — |
| 6 | Latin | V | ve |
| 7 | Etruscan | ? | u |