Where does “autobomba” come from?

autobomba (Spanish) comes from Spanish auto, from Spanish automóvil, from Russian автомоби́ль, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

autobomba (Spanish): fire engine

Definitions

  1. fire engine

Ancestry of “autobomba”, step by step

autobomba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish auto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishautocar, automobile; order, writ, resolution
2Spanishautomóvilautomobile
3Russianавтомоби́льcar, automobile, motorcar
4Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
5Frenchauto-auto- regarding oneself
6Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
7Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Spanish bomba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbombabomb; pump; adjustable metal slide used to tune...
2LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
3Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewEvery word from Ancient Greek αὐτός