Etymology

voyage

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Today it means: A long journey, especially by ship. Full definition →

Middle English viage ← Anglo-Norman viage ← Old French voiage
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  1. French · derived fromvoyage
  2. Latin · derived fromviaticum
  3. Old French · derived fromvoiage
  4. Anglo-Norman · derived fromviage
  5. Middle English · inherited fromviage
  6. English todayvoyage

From Middle English viage, borrowed from Anglo-Norman viage and Old French voiage, from Latin viaticum. The modern spelling is under the influence of Modern French voyage. Doublet of viaticum.

Words from the same roots

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