Where does “autoosta” come from?
autoosta (Latvian) comes from Latvian auto, from Latvian automašīna, from Latvian mašīna, from Russian маши́на, from German Maschine, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina — to be able.
autoosta (Latvian): bus station, coach station, coach terminal
Definitions
- bus station, coach station, coach terminal
Ancestry of “autoosta”, step by step
autoosta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | auto | car; vocative singular masculine form of autais;... |
| 2 | Latvian | automašīna | car; motor vehicle; automobile |
| 3 | Latvian | mašīna | machine, machinery, mechanism; car, automobile |
| 4 | Russian | маши́на | motor vehicle, machine; machine |
| 5 | German | Maschine | machine; engine; airplane |
| 6 | French | machine | machine, device; machine |
| 7 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 8 | Latin | māchina | contrivance |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via Latvian osta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | osta | port, harbor |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁óh₃s | mouth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁óh₃-s ~ h₁éh₃-s | — |