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Where does “radioguidage” come from?

radioguidage (French) comes from French guidage, from French guider, from Italian guidare, from English Guide, from Middle English guide, from Old French guide, from Occitan guida, from Occitan guidar — to see.

radioguidage (French): radio control; information given over the radio

Definitions

  1. radio control; information given over the radio

Ancestry of “radioguidage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchguidageguidance; the act of guiding
2Frenchguiderto guide
3Italianguidareto guide, lead, show, escort; to manage, run; to...
4EnglishGuide—
5Middle Englishguide—
6Old Frenchguidea guide
7Occitanguida—
8Occitanguidar—
9Frankishwītanto show the way, lead; to accuse, to blame
10Proto-Germanic*witaną—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
12Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →