Automobile Collision Repair
Automobile
Auto is from Greek autos (self, same, of oneself), a word of unknown origin. Mobile is from the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) root meue (to push away), Latin movere (to move), and Latin mobilis (movable, easy to move; loose, not firm). The word mobile meaning capable of movement or of being moved, not fixed or stationary, came to English in the late 15th century.
The word automobile (a self-propelled motor vehicle), from 1895, is from French automobile (short for véhicule automobile). Earlier versions of the word automobile include locomobile, motorcar, and autocar. Modern Greek uses the term autokineto. The term electromobile (electric car) is from 1899. The short-form use of ‘auto’ is also from 1899.
Collision
The word collision (the act of striking or dashing together) comes to English in the early 15th century from Latin collisionem (a dashing together) and Latin collidere (to strike together, to injure by striking). The verb ‘to collide’, from Latin collidere, comes to English in the 1620s meaning ‘to strike together forcibly’.
Repair
The word repair has its source in the PIE root pere (to produce, procure) and Latin reparare (to restore, to put back in order), from re- (again) + parare (make ready, prepare). The word repair (to mend, put back in order) comes to English in the mid-14th century from 12th century Old French reparer (repair, mend).
Reference: Online Etymological Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com/
Auto is from Greek autos (self, same, of oneself), a word of unknown origin. Mobile is from the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) root meue (to push away), Latin movere (to move), and Latin mobilis (movable, easy to move; loose, not firm). The word mobile meaning capable of movement or of being moved, not fixed or stationary, came to English in the late 15th century.
The word automobile (a self-propelled motor vehicle), from 1895, is from French automobile (short for véhicule automobile). Earlier versions of the word automobile include locomobile, motorcar, and autocar. Modern Greek uses the term autokineto. The term electromobile (electric car) is from 1899. The short-form use of ‘auto’ is also from 1899.
Collision
The word collision (the act of striking or dashing together) comes to English in the early 15th century from Latin collisionem (a dashing together) and Latin collidere (to strike together, to injure by striking). The verb ‘to collide’, from Latin collidere, comes to English in the 1620s meaning ‘to strike together forcibly’.
Repair
The word repair has its source in the PIE root pere (to produce, procure) and Latin reparare (to restore, to put back in order), from re- (again) + parare (make ready, prepare). The word repair (to mend, put back in order) comes to English in the mid-14th century from 12th century Old French reparer (repair, mend).
Reference: Online Etymological Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com/
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