Where does “env'yeux” come from?

env'yeux (Norman) comes from Norman env'yer, 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.

env'yeux (Norman): sender

Definitions

  1. sender

Ancestry of “env'yeux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanenv'yerto send
2Latininviāre—
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 →