Envoy Definition
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Origin of Envoy
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French envoyé messenger from past participle of envoyer to send from Old French envoier from Late Latin inviāre to be on the way Latin in- in, on en–1 Latin via way wegh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English envoie from Old French a sending away, conclusion from envoier to send envoy1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French envoyé (“envoy, messenger”), from envoyer (“send”).
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