Where does “nosturiauto” come from?
nosturiauto (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.
nosturiauto (Finnish): crane truck
Definitions
- crane truck
Ancestry of “nosturiauto”, step by step
nosturiauto 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 nosturi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nosturi | crane mechanical lifting device |
| 2 | Finnish | nostaa | to lift, raise, elevate; to hoist; to push up |
| 3 | Finnish | -iäinen | Front vowel variant of -iainen |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |