Automobile etymology in English

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English word automobile comes from French mobile, Ancient Greek αὐτός

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
mobile	French (fr)	(physics) moving body. Mobile (decoration). Mobile phone. Motive (for an action, for a crime) Mobile. Movable. Moving.
αὐτός	Ancient Greek (grc)
automobile	French (fr)	Automotive Automobile.
automobile	English (en)	Self-moving; self-propelled. (US, Canada) A type of vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. A car or motorcar. (intransitive, dated) To travel by automobile.

Automobile etymology