English
voiturette
Voiturette comes from French voiture ‘car’, from Latin vectūra ‘transportation’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weǵʰ-‘to transport’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéǵʰeti‘to be transporting’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*weɣō‘to carry, convey’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvehō‘to carry, bear, convey, transport’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvectūra‘transportation’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400voiture
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘car’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentvoiturette
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weǵʰ-‘to transport’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéǵʰeti‘to be transporting’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*weɣō‘to carry, convey’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvehō‘to carry, bear, convey, transport’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvectūra‘transportation’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400voiture
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘car’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentvoiturette
- Englishtodaysame form
first attested Borrowed from French voiturette, first used in 1895 by Léon Bollée to describe his new motor tricycle (as stated in the etymology)
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- ‘to transport’
way, always, via, wave, reveal, wagon, vein, veil, wedge, vogue, wag, venous, vex, vena, wey, waw, wain, velar, 39 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti ‘to be transporting’
halfway, weigh, wee, headway, wonky, eunuch, 8 more
through Latin vehō ‘to carry, bear, convey, transport’
Today it means
noun A small, compact car.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- / voiturette