Where does “autópálya” come from?
autópálya (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian autó, from German Auto, from German automobil, from Spanish automóvil, from Russian автомоби́ль, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο- — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
autópálya (Hungarian): motorway, expressway, freeway, highway
Definitions
- motorway, expressway, freeway, highway
Ancestry of “autópálya”, step by step
autópálya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian autó
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | autó | auto, automobile, car |
| 2 | German | Auto | car |
| 3 | German | automobil | automobile |
| 4 | Spanish | automóvil | automobile |
| 5 | Russian | автомоби́ль | car, automobile, motorcar |
| 6 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 7 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |