1899 A Name For The Horseless Carriage
An editorial in the The New York Times made a reference to an "automobile" on this day. It was the first known use of the word.
How did the automobile get it's name? From Wikipedia:
The term is derived from Greek 'autos' (self) and Latin 'movére' (move), referring to the fact that it 'moves by itself'.Posted by Quality Weenie at January 3, 2006 07:55 AM | TrackBack