Where does “stovec” come from?

stovec (English) comes from English vehicle, from French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum, from Latin vehō, from Proto-Italic weɣō, from Proto-Indo-European wéǵʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

stovec (English): A stolen car, van, lorry or other motor vehicle

Definitions

  1. A stolen car, van, lorry or other motor vehicle

Ancestry of “stovec”, step by step

stovec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vehicle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvehicleA conveyance; a device for carrying or...
2Frenchvéhiculevehicle; first-person singular present indicative...
3LatinvehiculumA means of transport; vehicle, conveyance,...
4Latinvehōto carry, bear, convey, transport
5Proto-Italicweɣōto carry, convey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéǵʰetito be transporting
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via English stolen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishstolenpast participle of steal; That has been stolen
2Middle Englishstolen
3Old Englishstolen
4Proto-Germanicstulanaz
5Proto-Germanicstelanąto steal; to sneak
6Proto-Indo-Europeantsel-to sneak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéǵʰetiEvery word from Proto-Italic weɣō