Where does “minivoiture” come from?

minivoiture (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.

minivoiture (French): minicar

Definitions

  1. minicar

Ancestry of “minivoiture”, 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 →