Where does “leigubílstjóri” come from?
leigubílstjóri (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic leigubíll, from Icelandic bíll, from Danish bil, from Danish automobil, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
leigubílstjóri (Icelandic): taxi driver
Definitions
- taxi driver
Ancestry of “leigubílstjóri”, step by step
leigubílstjóri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic leigubíll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | leigubíll | a taxi, a taxicab, a cab |
| 2 | Icelandic | bíll | car |
| 3 | Danish | bil | car, automobile |
| 4 | Danish | automobil | automobile |
| 5 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 6 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |