Where does “voyagiste” come from?
voyagiste (French) comes from French voyage, from Old French voiage, from Latin viāticum, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
voyagiste (French): tour operator
Ancestry of “voyagiste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | voyage | trip, travel; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Old French | voiage | journey; voyage |
| 3 | Latin | viāticum | — |
| 4 | Latin | viā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |