automovilista

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Graeco-Phrygian *auto-

Proto-Hellenic *autós

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.

Ancient Greek αὖ (aû)

Ancient Greek τόν (tón)

Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós)

Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)bor.

Spanish auto-

Spanish móvil

Spanish automóvil

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.

Latin -istalbor.

Spanish -ista

Spanish automovilista

From automóvil + -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /automobiˈlista/ [au̯.t̪o.mo.β̞iˈlis.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: au‧to‧mo‧vi‧lis‧ta

Noun

automovilista m or f by sense (plural automovilistas)

1. car driver

Related terms

• automovilismo
• automovilístico

Further reading

• “automovilista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025