Where does “utobay” come from?
utobay (Saaroa) comes from Japanese オートバイ, from Japanese オートバイシクル, from English autobicycle, from English auto, from English automatic, from French automatique, from French automate, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
utobay (Saaroa): motorcycle
Definitions
- motorcycle
Ancestry of “utobay”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | オートバイ | a motorcycle; a scooter |
| 2 | Japanese | オートバイシクル | a motorized bicycle: a motorcycle, a moped |
| 3 | English | autobicycle | Motorcycle |
| 4 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 5 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 6 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 7 | French | automate | automaton |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |