Where does “renvoi” come from?
renvoi (Indonesian) comes from Dutch renvooi, from French renvoi, from French renvoyer, from French envoyer, from Old French enveier, from Latin inviāre, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
renvoi (Indonesian): renvoi
Definitions
- renvoi
Ancestry of “renvoi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | renvooi | — |
| 2 | French | renvoi | act of returning, of sending back; firing;... |
| 3 | French | renvoyer | to resend; to send again; to send back; to give... |
| 4 | French | envoyer | to send; to gulp down with relish |
| 5 | Old French | enveier | Alternative form of envoiier |
| 6 | Latin | inviāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | viā | road, street, path |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | road |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |