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Where does “voiturette” come from?

voiturette (English) comes from French voiturette, 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.

voiturette (English): A small, compact car; A lightweight vehicle with...

Definitions

  1. A small, compact car; A lightweight vehicle with...

Ancestry of “voiturette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvoiturettesmall car; toy car; voiturette
2Frenchvoiturecar
3Old Frenchvoiture—
4Latinvectūra—
5Latinvehō—
6Proto-Italicweɣōto carry, convey
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwéǵʰetito be transporting
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
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