AUTOMOBILE vs CAR

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mikedevore

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Does anyone know why & when the Automobile desricption was changed to "car" to desrcibe our form of transportation?
 
That's a good question Mike, Makes me go hummm :read2:
 
Poppabear said:
It originates from the word carriage...as in horse and carriage.
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i was thinking horseless carriage.maybe it was called at one time an automatic mobile carriage. then it went to either being called an auto or a car. just my guess.
 
The word automobile was originally coined by the French, and comes from the Greek "autos" (self) and Latin "mobilis" (moveable). Car has roots that go back to Latin as well- "carrus" or "carrum" meaning "wheeled vehicle", which has come down to us as cart, carriage, and chariot, to name three examples.
 
Slantsick said:
The word automobile was originally coined by the French, and comes from the Greek "autos" (self) and Latin "mobilis" (moveable). Car has roots that go back to Latin as well- "carrus" or "carrum" meaning "wheeled vehicle", which has come down to us as cart, carriage, and chariot, to name three examples.
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I knew someone would have an answer. Sounds good to me.
 
I learned some thing new to day. and I did not want to come to work today. LOL The Spring Fling is tomorrow so this day has been draging.
 
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