Where does “autostoppista” come from?

autostoppista (Italian) comes from Italian autostop, from French auto-stop, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

autostoppista (Italian): hitchhiker

Definitions

  1. hitchhiker

Ancestry of “autostoppista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianautostophitchhiking
2Frenchauto-stophitchhiking
3Frenchauto-auto- regarding oneself
4Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
5Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewEvery word from Ancient Greek αὐτός