Where does “familiebil” come from?
familiebil (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bil, from Danish automobil, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
familiebil (Norwegian Bokmål): a family car
Definitions
- a family car
Ancestry of “familiebil”, step by step
familiebil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål bil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bil | a car, automobile |
| 2 | Danish | automobil | automobile |
| 3 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 4 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via Norwegian Bokmål familie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | familie | a family; family |
| 2 | German | Familie | family |
| 3 | Latin | familia | family; household; A quantity of land adequate... |
| 4 | Latin | famulus | serving, servile; a servant, slave |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | famelos | servile, domestic |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰh₁-m-eló- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |