Where does “yksityisautoilu” come from?
yksityisautoilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish autoilu, from Finnish autoilla, from Finnish auto, from Finnish automobiili, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
yksityisautoilu (Finnish): private motoring
Definitions
- private motoring
Ancestry of “yksityisautoilu”, step by step
yksityisautoilu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish autoilu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | autoilu | motoring |
| 2 | Finnish | autoilla | Adessive plural form of auto; To drive a car;... |
| 3 | Finnish | auto | car, automobile |
| 4 | Finnish | automobiili | automobile, car |
| 5 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 6 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via Finnish yksityinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yksityinen | private; personal; single, particular, specific |
| 2 | Finnish | -tuinen | Variant of -inen |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |