Where does “automobilístico” come from?
automobilístico (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese automobilista, from French automobiliste, 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.
automobilístico (Portuguese): automobile
Definitions
- automobile
Ancestry of “automobilístico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | automobilista | driver; motorist; automobilist; race car driver;... |
| 2 | French | automobiliste | motorist |
| 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 |