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Where does “convoi” come from?

convoi (French) comes from French convoyer, from Old French conveier, from Vulgar Latin convio, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

convoi (French): convoy; load

Definitions

  1. convoy; load

Ancestry of “convoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchconvoyerto convoy; to escort
2Old Frenchconveierto escort
3Vulgar Latinconvio—
4Latincōn-—
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “convoi”

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