Where does “sendiferðabíll” come from?
sendiferðabíll (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.
sendiferðabíll (Icelandic): delivery van
Definitions
- delivery van
Ancestry of “sendiferðabíll”, step by step
sendiferðabíll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic bíll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | bíll | car |
| 2 | Danish | bil | car, automobile |
| 3 | Danish | automobil | automobile |
| 4 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 5 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via Icelandic sendiferð
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | sendiferð | errand |
| 2 | Icelandic | senda | to send |
| 3 | Old Norse | senda | to send |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sandijaną | to send |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |