Where does “autostopist” come from?
autostopist (Romanian) comes from Romanian autostop, from French auto-stop, 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.
autostopist (Romanian): hitchhiker
Definitions
- hitchhiker
Ancestry of “autostopist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | autostop | hitchhiking |
| 2 | French | auto-stop | hitchhiking |
| 3 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 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 | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |