Where does “autóversenyző” come from?
autóversenyző (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.
autóversenyző (Hungarian): racing driver, car racer
Definitions
- racing driver, car racer
Ancestry of “autóversenyző”, step by step
autóversenyző 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 |
via Hungarian versenyző
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | versenyző | present participle of versenyez; competing;... |
| 2 | Hungarian | versenyez | to compete, to race |
| 3 | Hungarian | verseny | race, contest, competition |
| 4 | Hungarian | verseng | to compete, contend |
| 5 | Hungarian | vers | verse, poem; race |
| 6 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 7 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |