The story
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Proto-Indo-European*tó-
- Proto-Hellenic*autós
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
- Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
- Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
- Italianauto-
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
- Proto-Italic*moweō
- Latinmoveō
- Latinmōbili
- Italianmobile
- Italianautomobileclip.
- Italianauto
- Italianauto-
- Proto-Indo-European*ster-
- Proto-Indo-European*sterh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*str̥h₃tós
- Proto-Italic*strātos
- Latinstrātus
- Latinvia strātaellip.
- Latinstrāta
- Italianstrada
- Italianautostrada
- English todayautostrada
Borrowed from Italian autostrada.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.