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Where does “motovettura” come from?

motovettura (Italian) comes from Italian vettura, from Latin vectūra, from Latin vehō, from Proto-Italic weɣō, from Proto-Indo-European wéǵʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

motovettura (Italian): three-wheeled motor vehicle

Definitions

  1. three-wheeled motor vehicle

Ancestry of “motovettura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvetturacar; carriage; coach
2Latinvectūra—
3Latinvehō—
4Proto-Italicweɣōto carry, convey
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéǵʰetito be transporting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →