Where does “envois” come from?

envois (Middle French) comes from Middle French envoi, from Middle French envoyer, from Late Latin inviare, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

Ancestry of “envois”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchenvoi—
2Middle Frenchenvoyerto send
3Late Latininviare—
4Latinviāroad, street, path
5Proto-Italic*wiāroad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “envois”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā →