Where does “voiage” come from?

voiage (Middle French) comes from Old French voiage, from Latin viāticum, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

voiage (Middle French): journey; voyage

Definitions

  1. journey; voyage

Ancestry of “voiage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvoiagejourney; voyage
2Latinviāticumtravelling-money; provision for a journey
3Latinviāroad, street, path
4Proto-Italic*wiāroad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā →