vehicle English · revision 3373

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1612|origins=la vehō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˈvɪə.kᵊl/, US /ˈviː.ə.kᵊl/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fr|véhicule|t=transmitting agent, vehicle]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) and directly [[der|la|vehiculum|t=means of transport, carriage]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) from [[m|la|vehere|t=to carry, convey]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) from [[ine-pro|*wegh-|t=to go, move, transport in a vehicle]],^(Etymonline) the source also of [[wagon]], [[way]] and [[weigh]].^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ In medicine, a medium through which a drug is given: 1612.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024) Etymonline dates the word to the 1610s.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Any means of conveying or transmitting is from 1615.^(Barnhart 1988) A means by which ideas are communicated is from before 1652,^(OED 1989) and a liquid with which pigments are mixed in painting from 1787.^(OED 1989) A carriage, cart or other conveyance on land is from the 1650s;^(Etymonline) Barnhart dates it to Blount's ''Glossographia'' (1656).^(Barnhart 1988) ''Vehicular'' is from 1616.^(Barnhart 1988) The motor vehicle running on tyres is a modern sense.^(AHD)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1612 – a medium for a drug.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1615 – any means of conveyance.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1616 – ''vehicular''.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1650 – a physical means of conveyance.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1656 – a carriage or cart.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1787 – a medium for pigments.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A machine for carrying people or goods, especially on land, such as a car, truck or [[bus]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # A means through which something is expressed or achieved: ''a vehicle for her talents''.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # A substance such as oil or water in which a drug or [[pigment]] is mixed.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # A work, as a play or film, written to show off a particular performer.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[vehicular]]

+ * [[air-cushion vehicle]]

+ * [[all-terrain vehicle]]

+ * [[launch vehicle]]

+ * [[motor vehicle]]

+ * [[recreational vehicle]]

+ * [[zero-emission vehicle]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[vector]]

+ * [[convection]]

+ * [[wagon]]

+ * [[way]]

+ * [[weigh]]

+ * [[vehement]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}