Where does “bílpróf” come from?

bílpróf (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bíll, from Danish bil, from Danish automobil, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

bílpróf (Icelandic): driving test

Definitions

  1. driving test

Ancestry of “bílpróf”, step by step

bílpróf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic bíll

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

via Icelandic próf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicpróftest; test, exam, examination
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewEvery word from Ancient Greek αὐτός