veho

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *weɣō, from Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti, from the root *weǵʰ- (to ride). Cognate with Arcadocypriot Greek ϝέχω (wékhō), Sanskrit वहति (vahati), Persian وز (vaz), Old English wegan.

Pronunciation

Verb

vehō (present infinitive vehere, perfect active vexī, supine vectum); third conjugation

  1. to carry, bear, convey, transport
    Synonyms: ferō, portō, trahō, agō, vectō, dūcō, gerō, efferō, dēdūcō, prōdūcō, addūcō, trādūcō
  2. (passive voice) to ride; to be borne

Usage notes

  • May be used to mean carried by a person, riding a horse, ferried by ship, and many other means of conveyance. Uses ablative of means.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ido: vehar

References

  • veho”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • veho”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • veho in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to drive: curru vehi, in rheda (Mil. 21. 55)
    • to ride: equo vehi
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