Where does “スノーモービル” come from?
スノーモービル (Japanese) comes from English snowmobile, from English -mobile, from English automobile, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
スノーモービル (Japanese): a snowmobile
Definitions
- a snowmobile
Ancestry of “スノーモービル”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | snowmobile | A vehicle with skis at the front and a... |
| 2 | English | -mobile | Used to form nouns meaning a particular type of... |
| 3 | English | automobile | A type of vehicle designed to move on the ground... |
| 4 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 5 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |