Etymograph

English

evection

Evection comes from Latin evectiō ‘act of carrying’, from Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti ‘to be transporting’, and ultimately from *weǵʰ-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weǵʰ-‘to transport’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéǵʰeti‘to be transporting’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*weɣō‘to carry, convey’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvehō‘to carry, bear’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēvehō‘to carry away, convey out’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEevectiō‘act of carrying’
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEevectiōnem
  8. Englishtodayevection

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weǵʰ-‘to transport’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéǵʰeti‘to be transporting’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*weɣō‘to carry, convey’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvehō‘to carry, bear’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēvehō‘to carry away, convey out’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEevectiō‘act of carrying’
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEevectiōnem
  8. Englishtodayevection

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- ‘to transport’

way, always, via, wave, reveal, vogue, wagon, wedge, vein, veil, wag, venous, vex, wey, waw, wain, vena, velar, 39 more

through Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti ‘to be transporting’

halfway, weigh, wee, headway, eunuch, wonky, 8 more

through Latin vehō ‘to carry, bear’

vehicle, vector, invective, 10 more

Today it means

noun Modification of the lunar orbit due to the gravitational effects of the Sun.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- / evection

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