Where does “voiture” come from?

voiture (French) comes 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.

voiture (French): car

Definitions

  1. car

Ancestry of “voiture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvoiture—
2Latinvectūratransportation
3Latinvehōto carry, bear, convey, transport
4Proto-Italicweɣōto carry, convey
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéǵʰetito be transporting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “voiture”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéǵʰeti →Every word from Proto-Italic weɣō →
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