Where does “voye” come from?
voye (Haitian Creole) 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.
voye (Haitian Creole): send
Ancestry of “voye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | envoyer | to send; to gulp down with relish |
| 2 | Old French | enveier | Alternative form of envoiier |
| 3 | Latin | inviāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | viā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |