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Where does “automobilismo” come from?

automobilismo (Italian) comes from French automobilisme, from Catalan automòbil, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

automobilismo (Italian): motor racing, auto racing, motorsport, autosport

Definitions

  1. motor racing, auto racing, motorsport, autosport

Ancestry of “automobilismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchautomobilismemotoring
2Catalanautomòbil—
3Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
4Frenchauto-auto-
5Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
6Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—
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