Where does “automaniaczka” come from?
automaniaczka (Polish) comes from Polish automaniak, from English automania, from English auto, from English automatic, from French automatique, from French automate, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Ancestry of “automaniaczka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | automaniak | automaniac |
| 2 | English | automania | An enthusiasm for motor vehicles and motoring |
| 3 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 4 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 5 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 6 | French | automate | automaton |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |