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Where does “forvojaĝi” come from?

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

forvojaĝi (Esperanto): to leave, depart, go away

Definitions

  1. to leave, depart, go away

Ancestry of “forvojaĝi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantovojaĝito travel
2EnglishvoyageA long journey, especially by ship; The act or...
3Middle Englishviagevoyage; journey
4Normanviagejourney
5Old Frenchvoiagejourney; voyage
6Latinviāticum—
7Latinviā—
8Proto-Italic*wiā—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
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