Where does “autoguidostrada” come from?
autoguidostrada (Italian) comes from Italian guidostrada, from Italian guidare, from English Guide, from Middle English guide, from Old French guide, from Occitan guida, from Occitan guidar, from Frankish wītan — to see.
autoguidostrada (Italian): autoguidovia
Definitions
- autoguidovia
Ancestry of “autoguidostrada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | guidostrada | autoguidovia |
| 2 | Italian | guidare | to guide, lead, show, escort; to manage, run; to... |
| 3 | English | Guide | OS grid ref SD7025 |
| 4 | Middle English | guide | — |
| 5 | Old French | guide | a guide |
| 6 | Occitan | guida | — |
| 7 | Occitan | guidar | to guide, to lead |
| 8 | Frankish | wītan | to show the way, lead; to accuse, to blame |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |