Where does “nolla-auto” come from?
nolla-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.
nolla-auto (Finnish): zero car in rally, a car, customarily bearing the number 0, that opens the road for competitors
Definitions
- zero car in rally, a car, customarily bearing the number 0, that opens the road for competitors
Ancestry of “nolla-auto”, step by step
nolla-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 nolla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nolla | zero; digit zero; good-for-nothing |
| 2 | Swedish | nolla | a zero; the symbol, or digit, "0"; a zero; a... |
| 3 | Italian | nulla | feminine singular of nullo; nothing, anything;... |
| 4 | Latin | nūlla | no |
| 5 | Latin | nūllus | no one, none, not any, nothing |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |