Where does “fuel cell vehicle” come from?
fuel cell vehicle (English) comes from English vehicle, from French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum, from Latin vehō, from Proto-Italic weɣō, from Proto-Indo-European wéǵʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.
fuel cell vehicle (English): A road vehicle powered by electrochemical fuel...
Definitions
- A road vehicle powered by electrochemical fuel...
Ancestry of “fuel cell vehicle”, step by step
fuel cell vehicle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vehicle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vehicle | A conveyance; a device for carrying or... |
| 2 | French | véhicule | vehicle; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | vehiculum | A means of transport; vehicle, conveyance,... |
| 4 | Latin | vehō | to carry, bear, convey, transport |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | weɣō | to carry, convey |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wéǵʰeti | to be transporting |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
via English fuel cell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fuel cell | An electrochemical device in which the intrinsic... |