Where does “wōtbai” come from?
wōtbai (Marshallese) comes from Japanese オートバイ, 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 — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
wōtbai (Marshallese): a scooter
Definitions
- a scooter
Ancestry of “wōtbai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | オートバイ | a motorcycle; a scooter |
| 2 | Japanese | オートバイシクル | a motorized bicycle: a motorcycle, a moped |
| 3 | English | autobicycle | Motorcycle |
| 4 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 5 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 6 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 7 | French | automate | automaton |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |