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Where does “voyer” come from?

voyer (French) comes from Latin vicārius, from Latin vicis, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

voyer (French): a civil servant whose work is connected to roads,...

Definitions

  1. a civil servant whose work is connected to roads,...

Ancestry of “voyer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvicārius—
2Latinvicischange, alternation, turn; time, instance; season
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “voyer”

  • voirie
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