Where does “midvoyage” come from?
midvoyage (English) comes from English MID, from English mid-range, from English range, from Middle English rengen, from Old French rengier, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos — to set in order.
midvoyage (English): During a voyage
Definitions
- During a voyage
Ancestry of “midvoyage”, step by step
midvoyage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English MID
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MID | Initialism of mobile information device |
| 2 | English | mid-range | Of a central or halfway point |
| 3 | English | range | A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | rengen | — |
| 5 | Old French | rengier | to line up; to form ranks |
| 6 | Old French | reng | place; position |
| 7 | Latin | rencus | row; order, rank |
| 8 | Gaulish | rekos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | reketi | to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)rek- | to set in order |
via English voyage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | voyage | A long journey, especially by ship; The act or... |
| 2 | Middle English | viage | voyage; journey |
| 3 | Norman | viage | journey |
| 4 | Old French | voiage | journey; voyage |
| 5 | Latin | viāticum | travelling-money; provision for a journey |
| 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 |