samochód.
car, automobile (wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation)
Meaning & usage
car, automobile (wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Slavic *samъ Old Polish sam Polish sam Proto-Slavic *-o- Old Polish -o- Polish -o- Polish samo- Proto-Indo-European *sed-der.? Proto-Slavic *xodъ Old Polish chód Polish chód Polish samochód From samo- + chód. First attested in the 19th century. There is a popular belief that the term was coined in a competition; however, no record of said competition exists. There was wavering between this term and samojazd as to which would be the default term for car, but samojazd was ultimately displaced in the 20th century. Compare Belarusian самахо́д (samaxód) and Russian самохо́д (samoxód).
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