Where does “autodromo” come from?
autodromo (Italian) comes from Spanish auto, from Spanish automóvil, from Russian автомоби́ль, 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.
autodromo (Italian): racetrack
Definitions
- racetrack
Ancestry of “autodromo”, step by step
autodromo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | auto | car, automobile; order, writ, resolution |
| 2 | Spanish | automóvil | automobile |
| 3 | Russian | автомоби́ль | car, automobile, motorcar |
| 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 Portuguese auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | auto | a public deed or ceremony; auto; act; deed |
| 2 | Latin | āctus | made, done, having been done |
| 3 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via French autodrome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | autodrome | autodrome |
| 2 | French | -drome | drome |
| 3 | French | hippodrome | a hippodrome, racecourse, a circuit for... |
| 4 | Latin | hippodromos | a hippodrome |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ῐ̔ππόδρομος | hippodrome, a circuit for chariot-racing |