Where does “konvoi” come from?
konvoi (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish convoy, from English convoy, from French convoi, from French convoyer, from Old French conveier, from Vulgar Latin convio, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
konvoi (Papiamentu): line bus
Definitions
- line bus
Ancestry of “konvoi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | convoy | convoy |
| 2 | English | convoy | One or more merchant ships sailing in company to... |
| 3 | French | convoi | convoy; load |
| 4 | French | convoyer | to convoy; to escort |
| 5 | Old French | conveier | to escort |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | convio | — |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |