Where does “bilmekaniker” come from?

bilmekaniker (Swedish) comes from Swedish bil, from Danish bil, from Danish automobil, 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.

bilmekaniker (Swedish): an auto mechanic, a car mechanic

Definitions

  1. an auto mechanic, a car mechanic

Ancestry of “bilmekaniker”, step by step

bilmekaniker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbila car, an automobile
2Danishbilcar, automobile
3Danishautomobilautomobile
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 Swedish mekaniker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmekanikermechanic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewEvery word from Ancient Greek αὐτός
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