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Where does “voiturette” come from?

voiturette (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.

voiturette (French): small car; toy car; voiturette

Definitions

  1. small car; toy car; voiturette

Ancestry of “voiturette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvoiturecar
2Old Frenchvoiture—
3Latinvectūra—
4Latinvehō—
5Proto-Italicweɣōto carry, convey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéǵʰetito be transporting
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “voiturette”

  • voiturette
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