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Where does “automobilista” come from?

automobilista (Portuguese) comes 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.

automobilista (Portuguese): driver; motorist; automobilist; race car driver;...

Definitions

  1. driver; motorist; automobilist; race car driver;...

Ancestry of “automobilista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchautomobilistemotorist
2Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
3Frenchauto-auto-
4Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
5Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—
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