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
- An invoice sent by electronic means to the...
Ancestry of “e-invoice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | invoice | A bill; a commercial document issued by a seller... |
| 2 | Middle French | envois | — |
| 3 | Middle French | envoi | — |
| 4 | Middle French | envoyer | to send |
| 5 | Late Latin | inviare | — |
| 6 | Latin | viā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |