Where does “Autokolonne” come from?

Autokolonne (German) comes from German Auto, from German automobil, from Spanish automóvil, from Russian автомоби́ль, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

Autokolonne (German): motorcade

Definitions

  1. motorcade

Ancestry of “Autokolonne”, step by step

Autokolonne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Auto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAutocar
2Germanautomobilautomobile
3Spanishautomóvilautomobile
4Russianавтомоби́льcar, automobile, motorcar
5Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
6Frenchauto-auto- regarding oneself
7Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
8Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via German Kolonne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKolonneplatoon; fractionating column
2Frenchcolonnecolumn, pillar; column; file
3Middle Frenchcolomnecolumn
4Old Frenchcolumnecolumn
5Latincolumnacolumn, pillar; waterspout; column as in a book
6Proto-Italickolamen
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewEvery word from Ancient Greek αὐτός