Where does “envoyé” come from?

envoyé (French) comes from French envoyer, from Old French enveier, from Latin inviāre, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

envoyé (French): past participle of envoyer; envoy; messenger

Definitions

  1. past participle of envoyer; envoy; messenger

Ancestry of “envoyé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchenvoyerto send; to gulp down with relish
2Old FrenchenveierAlternative form of envoiier
3Latininviāre—
4Latinviāroad, street, path
5Proto-Italic*wiāroad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “envoyé”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā →