English
automobilist
Automobilist comes from French automobiliste ‘motorist’, from automobile ‘automotive’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)ewh₁-‘to move’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)owh₁éyetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moweō‘to move’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoveō‘to move, stir, set in motion’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmōbili
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmobile
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentautomobile‘automotive’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentautomobiliste‘motorist’
- Englishearliest quotation 1928automobilist
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)ewh₁-‘to move’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(y)owh₁éyetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moweō‘to move’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoveō‘to move, stir, set in motion’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmōbili
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmobile
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentautomobile‘automotive’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentautomobiliste‘motorist’
- Englishearliest quotation 1928automobilist
Earliest quotation: 1928, Amelia Earhart: “For the automobilist beginner the problem comes when he…”
Equivalent to automobile + -ist
Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’
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Latin moveō ‘to move, stir, set in motion’
Latin mōbilis ‘movable, loose’
French mobile ‘movable’
French automobile ‘automotive’
English automobile
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- ‘to move’
through Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti
through Proto-Italic *moweō ‘to move’
move, momentum, automotive, promoter, emotionless, immobile, 86 more
through Latin moveō ‘to move, stir, set in motion’
remove, emotional, promote, remote, mobile, motor, promotion, emotion, motive, motivate, mobility, motif, removable, emote, motility, motile, 65 more
through French mobile
Today it means
noun The driver of an automobile.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- / automobilist