Where does “Autolackierer” come from?
Autolackierer (German) comes from German Lackierer, from German lackieren, from German lack, from Italian lacca, from Medieval Latin lacca, from Arabic لَكّ, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ — to protect.
Autolackierer (German): car painter
Definitions
- car painter
Ancestry of “Autolackierer”, step by step
Autolackierer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Lackierer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lackierer | lacquerer |
| 2 | German | lackieren | to lacquer |
| 3 | German | lack | imperative singular of lacken; first-person... |
| 4 | Italian | lacca | hole, pit; poplite muscle; thigh |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | lacca | — |
| 6 | Arabic | لَكّ | — |
| 7 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 8 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 9 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 10 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 11 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 12 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |
via German Auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Auto | car |
| 2 | German | automobil | automobile |
| 3 | Spanish | automóvil | automobile |
| 4 | Russian | автомоби́ль | car, automobile, motorcar |
| 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 |