Where does “elektromos autó” come from?

elektromos autó (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.

elektromos autó (Hungarian): electric car

Definitions

  1. electric car

Ancestry of “elektromos autó”, step by step

elektromos autó traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian autó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianautóauto, automobile, car
2GermanAutocar
3Germanautomobilautomobile
4Spanishautomóvilautomobile
5Russianавтомоби́льcar, automobile, motorcar
6Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
7Frenchauto-auto- regarding oneself
8Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
9Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Hungarian elektromos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianelektromoselectric, electrical; the electric power supplier...
2Latinēlectrumamber
3Ancient Greekἤλεκτρονamber; alloy of gold and silver, electrum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewEvery word from Ancient Greek αὐτός
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