TGV · noun1
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰregʰ-der.?
- Latintrahere
- Vulgar Latin*tragīnāre
- Old Frenchtraïner
- Old Frenchtrain
- Middle Frenchtrain
- Frenchtrain
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Latinad
- Old Frencha
- Frenchà
- Proto-Italic*grandis
- Latingrandis
- Old Frenchgrant
- Middle Frenchgrand
- Frenchgrande
- Old Frenchviste
- Frenchvite
- Frenchvitesse
- Frenchtrain à grande vitesseinit.
- FrenchTGV
- English todayTGV
Borrowed from French TGV, initialism of train à grande vitesse (“high-speed train”).
TGV · noun2
Initialism of tequila, gin, and vodka, the ingredients in the cocktail.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.