Where does “autoportret” come from?
autoportret (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian portret, from German Porträt, from French portrait, from Middle French portraict, from Middle French portraire, from Latin protraho, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
autoportret (Serbo-Croatian): self-portrait
Definitions
- self-portrait
Ancestry of “autoportret”, step by step
autoportret traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian portret
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | portret | portrait |
| 2 | German | Porträt | portrait |
| 3 | French | portrait | portrait; description |
| 4 | Middle French | portraict | — |
| 5 | Middle French | portraire | to portray |
| 6 | Latin | protraho | I drag, pull, draw or bring forth or out; I bring... |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Serbo-Croatian auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | auto | car, automobile; Note: In Serbia auto/ауто as... |
| 2 | German | Auto | car |
| 3 | German | automobil | automobile |
| 4 | Spanish | automóvil | automobile |
| 5 | Russian | автомоби́ль | car, automobile, motorcar |
| 6 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 7 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |