automobile的词源

英文词源

automobile (adj.): 1883, in reference to electric traction cars, from French automobile (adj.), 1861, a hybrid from Greek autos "self" (see auto-) + French mobile "moving," from Latin mobilis "movable" (see mobile (adj.)).
automobile (n.): "self-propelled motor vehicle," 1895, from French automobile, short for véhicule automobile (see automobile (adj.)). The modern Greek calls it autokineto "moved of itself." The French word had competition in the early years from locomobile; in English other early forms were motorcar and autocar. An electrical car was an electromobile (1899).

前缀auto-, 自己的。mobile, 移动的。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：automobile 词源，automobile 含义。

词根词缀： auto-自己 + -mob-移动 + -ile名词词尾,物