Where does “bil” come from?
bil (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.
bil (Norwegian Nynorsk): a car, automobile
Ancestry of “bil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | automobil | automobile |
| 2 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 3 | French | auto- | auto- |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |