Where does “renvoy” come from?
renvoy (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.
renvoy (English): A sending back; To send back
Definitions
- A sending back; To send back
Ancestry of “renvoy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | renvoi | act of returning, of sending back; firing;... |
| 2 | French | renvoyer | to resend; to send again; to send back; to give... |
| 3 | French | envoyer | to send; to gulp down with relish |
| 4 | Old French | enveier | Alternative form of envoiier |
| 5 | Latin | inviāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | viā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |