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

  1. autoguidovia

Ancestry of “autoguidostrada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianguidostradaautoguidovia
2Italianguidareto guide, lead, show, escort; to manage, run; to...
3EnglishGuideOS grid ref SD7025
4Middle Englishguide
5Old Frenchguidea guide
6Occitanguida
7Occitanguidarto guide, to lead
8Frankishwītanto show the way, lead; to accuse, to blame
9Proto-Germanic*witaną
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
11Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóydeEvery word from Proto-Germanic *witaną