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Where does “claire-voie” come from?

claire-voie (French) comes from Latin via, from Proto-Italic wijā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

claire-voie (French): clerestory

Definitions

  1. clerestory

Ancestry of “claire-voie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinviaroad, street, path; highway; way, method, manner,...
2Proto-Italicwijāroad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “claire-voie”

  • claraboia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →