Where does “envoi” come from?
envoi (English) comes from French envoi, from French envoyer, from Old French enveier, from Latin inviāre, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
envoi (English): A short stanza at the end of a poem, used either...
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- A short stanza at the end of a poem, used either...
Ancestry of “envoi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | envoi | dispatch, sending act of sending; shipping |
| 2 | French | envoyer | to send; to gulp down with relish |
| 3 | Old French | enveier | Alternative form of envoiier |
| 4 | Latin | inviāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | viā | road, street, path |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | road |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |