Where does “covoiturage” come from?
covoiturage (French) comes from French voiture, from Old French voiture, from Latin vectūra, from Latin vehō, from Proto-Italic weɣō, from Proto-Indo-European wéǵʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.
covoiturage (French): carpooling
Ancestry of “covoiturage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | voiture | car |
| 2 | Old French | voiture | — |
| 3 | Latin | vectūra | — |
| 4 | Latin | vehō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | weɣō | to carry, convey |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wéǵʰeti | to be transporting |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |