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Where does “e-invoice” come from?

e-invoice (English) comes from English invoice, from Middle French envois, from Middle French envoi, from Middle French envoyer, from Late Latin inviare, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

e-invoice (English): An invoice sent by electronic means to the...

Definitions

  1. An invoice sent by electronic means to the...

Ancestry of “e-invoice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinvoiceA bill; a commercial document issued by a seller...
2Middle Frenchenvois—
3Middle Frenchenvoi—
4Middle Frenchenvoyerto send
5Late Latininviare—
6Latinviā—
7Proto-Italic*wiā—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
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