convoy

The story

1. Latin · derived fromcon-“together”
2. Vulgar Latin · derived from*convio
3. Old French · derived fromconvoier
4. English todayconvoy

From Middle English, from Old French convoier, another form of conveier, from Vulgar Latin *convio (compare Medieval Latin convio (“to accompany on the way”)), from Latin con- (“together”) + via (“way”).

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