Etymology

goymobile

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Today it means: An unappealing and highly generic motor vehicle, seen as being promoted by Jews to goyim (non-Jews). Full definition →

English automobilebf. ← French automobile ← Latin mōbili
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The story

  1. Biblical Hebrewגּוֹי (goi)
  2. Yiddishגוי (goy)
  3. Englishgoy
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  5. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  8. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  9. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  10. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  11. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  12. Frenchauto-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  15. Proto-Italic*moweō
  16. Latinmoveō
  17. Latinmōbili
  18. Frenchmobile
  19. Frenchautomobile
  20. Englishautomobilebf.
  21. English todaygoymobile

From goy + -mobile.

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