Where does “invoicer” come from?
invoicer (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.
invoicer (English): One who issues an invoice
Definitions
- One who issues an invoice
Ancestry of “invoicer”, step by step
| 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 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |