Where does “vojaĝi” come from?
vojaĝi (Esperanto) 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.
vojaĝi (Esperanto): to travel
Definitions
- to travel
Ancestry of “vojaĝi”, step by step
vojaĝi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English voyage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | voyage | A long journey, especially by ship; The act or... |
| 2 | Middle English | viage | voyage; journey |
| 3 | Norman | viage | journey |
| 4 | Old French | voiage | journey; voyage |
| 5 | Latin | viāticum | travelling-money; provision for a journey |
| 6 | Latin | viā | road, street, path |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | road |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |