Where does “outō” come from?
outō (Livonian) 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.
outō (Livonian): car, automobile
Definitions
- car, automobile
Ancestry of “outō”, step by step
| 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 |