Where does “petveturi” come from?

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

petveturi (Esperanto): to hitchhike

Definitions

  1. to hitchhike

Ancestry of “petveturi”, step by step

petveturi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto veturi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoveturito go by vehicle; to ride (around); to travel
2Frenchvoiturerto transport; to drive, chauffeur
3Frenchvoiturecar
4Old Frenchvoiture—
5Latinvectūratransportation
6Latinvehōto carry, bear, convey, transport
7Proto-Italicweɣōto carry, convey
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwéǵʰetito be transporting
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Esperanto peto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopetobehest, request
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéǵʰeti →Every word from Proto-Italic weɣō →