Where does “vehicul” come from?
vehicul (Romanian) comes from French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum, from Latin vehō, from Proto-Italic weɣō, from Proto-Indo-European wéǵʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.
vehicul (Romanian): vehicle
Ancestry of “vehicul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | véhicule | vehicle; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | vehiculum | A means of transport; vehicle, conveyance,... |
| 3 | Latin | vehō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | weɣō | to carry, convey |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wéǵʰeti | to be transporting |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |