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Where does “renvoyer” come from?

renvoyer (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.

renvoyer (French): to resend; to send again; to send back; to give...

Definitions

  1. to resend; to send again; to send back; to give...

Ancestry of “renvoyer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “renvoyer”

  • renvoy
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