Where does “remorqueuse” come from?
remorqueuse (French) comes from French remorquer, from Italian rimorchiare, from Italian rimorchio, from Latin remurclum, from Latin remurculum, from Latin remulcum, from Ancient Greek ῥυμουλκέω, from Ancient Greek ῥῦμα — tow-line.
remorqueuse (French): tow truck
Definitions
- tow truck
Ancestry of “remorqueuse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | remorquer | to tow |
| 2 | Italian | rimorchiare | to tow or tug; to force to do something; to pick... |
| 3 | Italian | rimorchio | tow, towage, towing; trailer; first-person... |
| 4 | Latin | remurclum | — |
| 5 | Latin | remurculum | — |
| 6 | Latin | remulcum | towrope |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ῥυμουλκέω | to pull a towing rope |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ῥῦμα | tow-line |