Where does “Unterschriftenautomat” come from?

Unterschriftenautomat (German) comes from German Unterschrift, from German unterschreiben, from German schreiben, from Middle High German schrīben, from Old High German scrīban, from Proto-West Germanic skrīban, from Proto-Germanic skrībaną, from Latin scrībō — to write.

Unterschriftenautomat (German): autopen

Definitions

  1. autopen

Ancestry of “Unterschriftenautomat”, step by step

Unterschriftenautomat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Unterschrift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUnterschriftsignature; caption
2Germanunterschreibento sign; to write under or below something
3Germanschreibento write, write out; to spell, spell out; to...
4Middle High Germanschrīben
5Old High Germanscrīban
6Proto-West Germanicskrībanto write
7Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
8Latinscrībōto write
9Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
10Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via German automat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanautomatautomaton, machine
2Ancient Greekαὐτόματονaccident, mere chance
3Ancient Greekαὐτόματοςself-willed, unbidden; self-moving,...
4Ancient Greekμέμααto wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire
5Ancient Greekμέμοναto be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmemóneto think, to be mindful; to remember
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ-