Where does “voiture” come from?

voiture (English) comes from French voiture, from Old French voiture, from Latin vectūra, from Latin vehō, from Proto-Italic weɣō, from Proto-Indo-European wéǵʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

voiture (English): A carriage; a vehicle, now chiefly in French...

Definitions

  1. A carriage; a vehicle, now chiefly in French...

Ancestry of “voiture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvoiturecar
2Old Frenchvoiture—
3Latinvectūratransportation
4Latinvehōto carry, bear, convey, transport
5Proto-Italicweɣōto carry, convey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéǵʰetito be transporting
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéǵʰeti →Every word from Proto-Italic weɣō →
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