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Where does “renvoi” come from?

renvoi (English) comes from French renvoi, from French renvoyer, from French envoyer, from Old French enveier, from Latin inviāre, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

renvoi (English): A situation in which a court, tasked with...

Definitions

  1. A situation in which a court, tasked with...

Ancestry of “renvoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrenvoiact of returning, of sending back; firing;...
2Frenchrenvoyerto resend; to send again; to send back; to give...
3Frenchenvoyerto send; to gulp down with relish
4Old FrenchenveierAlternative form of envoiier
5Latininviāre—
6Latinviā—
7Proto-Italic*wiā—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
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