Where does “autoestop” come from?
autoestop (Spanish) comes 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.
autoestop (Spanish): Alternative spelling of autostop
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of autostop
Ancestry of “autoestop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | auto-stop | hitchhiking |
| 2 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |