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

Definitions

  1. carpooling

Ancestry of “covoiturage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvoiturecar
2Old Frenchvoiture—
3Latinvectūratransportation
4Latinvehōto carry, bear, convey, transport
5Proto-Italicweɣōto carry, convey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéǵʰetito be transporting
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéǵʰeti →Every word from Proto-Italic weɣō →