Where does “vojsigno” come from?

vojsigno (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto vojo, from French voie, from Old French voie, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

vojsigno (Esperanto): road sign

Definitions

  1. road sign

Ancestry of “vojsigno”, step by step

vojsigno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto vojo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantovojoway
2Frenchvoieway, track; lane; calling, path in life
3Old Frenchvoiepath; lane; route; trip; journey
4Latinviāroad, street, path
5Proto-Italic*wiāroad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Esperanto signo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosignosign, signal; character, mark
2Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
3Proto-Italicseknomsign
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā →