Where does “autoferrotranviario” come from?
autoferrotranviario (Italian) comes from Italian ferrotranviario, from Italian tranviario, from Italian tranvia, from Spanish tranvía, from English tramway, from English tram, from Low German traam, from Middle High German troum — to support; to hold.
autoferrotranviario (Italian): public transport
Ancestry of “autoferrotranviario”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | ferrotranviario | public transport |
| 2 | Italian | tranviario | tram |
| 3 | Italian | tranvia | tram route; Any of the trams that run along a... |
| 4 | Spanish | tranvía | tram |
| 5 | English | tramway | The track on which a tram runs; The system of... |
| 6 | English | tram | A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on... |
| 7 | Low German | traam | tram, shaft of a barrow |
| 8 | Middle High German | troum | — |
| 9 | Old High German | troum | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | draum | dream |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | draumaz | dream |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | draugmaz | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrowgʰ-mos | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |