Meanings
nounautopista (plural autopistas)
plural autopistas
- A controlled-access highway in various Spanish-speaking countries.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Proto-Indo-European*tó-
- Proto-Hellenic*autós
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
- Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
- Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
- Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
- Spanishauto-
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
- Proto-Italic*moweō
- Latinmoveō
- Latinmobili
- Spanishmóvil
- Spanishautomóvilclip.
- Spanishauto
- Italianpista
- Spanishpista
- Spanishautopista
- Englishautopista
Borrowed from Spanish autopista.
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APA
autopista. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autopista
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“autopista.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autopista. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autopista,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autopista.
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