Where does “オートバイ” come from?
オートバイ (Japanese) comes from Japanese オートバイシクル, from English autobicycle, from English auto, from English automatic, from French automatique, from French automate, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
オートバイ (Japanese): a motorcycle; a scooter
Definitions
- a motorcycle; a scooter
Ancestry of “オートバイ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | オートバイシクル | a motorized bicycle: a motorcycle, a moped |
| 2 | English | autobicycle | Motorcycle |
| 3 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 4 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 5 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 6 | French | automate | automaton |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |