Where does “invoicee” come from?
invoicee (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.
invoicee (English): The person to whom an invoice is made out
Definitions
- The person to whom an invoice is made out
Ancestry of “invoicee”, step by step
invoicee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English invoice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | road, street, path |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | road |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |