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Etymology of the English word snowmobile

the English word snowmobile

derived from the English word snow

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *snaiwaz

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sneigʷh-

using the English suffix -mobile

derived from the English word automobile

derived from the French word automobile

derived from the Old French word mobile

derived from the Latin word mobilis (movable; mobile; quick)

derived from the Medieval Latin word movibilis

derived from the Latin word movere (move, stir, agitate)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *meuə-

using the Greek prefix auto-, αὐτο-

derived from the Late Greek word autos, αὐτός (self)

Word found in Modern English