Where does “envoyer” come from?

envoyer (French) comes 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.

envoyer (French): to send; to gulp down with relish

Definitions

  1. to send; to gulp down with relish

Ancestry of “envoyer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “envoyer”

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