Etymology

vehicle

ve·hi·cle
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Today it means: A conveyance: a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals. Full definition →

French véhicule ← Latin vehiculum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromvehiculum“a carriage, conveyance”
  2. French · borrowed fromvéhicule
  3. English todayvehicle

Borrowed from French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum (“a carriage, conveyance”), from vehō, vehere (“to carry”).

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