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
- driver; motorist; automobilist; race car driver;...
Ancestry of “automobilista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | automobiliste | motorist |
| 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 | — |