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Where does “voyagest” come from?

voyagest (English) comes from English voyage, from Middle English viage, from Norman viage, from Old French voiage, from Latin viāticum, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

voyagest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

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Ancestry of “voyagest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvoyageA long journey, especially by ship; The act or...
2Middle Englishviagevoyage; journey
3Normanviagejourney
4Old Frenchvoiagejourney; voyage
5Latinviāticum—
6Latinviā—
7Proto-Italic*wiā—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
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