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Where does “conveyer” come from?

Conveyer comes from English convey, from Old French -er and Latin com and -are, ultimately derived from Latin roots meaning "together" and "to carry."

conveyer (English): Alternative spelling of conveyor

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of conveyor

Ancestry of “conveyer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconveyTo move from one place to another; To take or...
2Old Frenchconveierto escort
3Vulgar Latinconvio—
4Latincōn-—
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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