Introduction to Automobiles

The word automobile comes, via the French automobile from the Ancient Greek word "self" and the Latin meaning a vehicle that moves itself. The lone word was first adopted in English by The New York Times in 1899.The alternative name car is believed to originate from the Latin word carrus "wheeled vehicle", or the Middle English word carre "cart" from Old North French, in turn these are said to have originated from the Gaulish word  of Gallic Chariot.