Where does “veturilo” come from?
veturilo (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.
veturilo (Esperanto): vehicle
Definitions
- vehicle
Ancestry of “veturilo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | veturi | to go by vehicle; to ride (around); to travel |
| 2 | French | voiturer | to transport; to drive, chauffeur |
| 3 | French | voiture | car |
| 4 | Old French | voiture | — |
| 5 | Latin | vectūra | transportation |
| 6 | Latin | vehō | to carry, bear, convey, transport |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | weɣō | to carry, convey |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wéǵʰeti | to be transporting |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |