Where does “ôtô” come from?

ôtô (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ô tô, from French auto, from French automobile, 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.

ôtô (Vietnamese): Alternative spelling of ô tô

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of ô tô

Ancestry of “ôtô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseô tôcar
2Frenchautocar
3Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
4Frenchauto-auto- regarding oneself
5Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
6Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe
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