TGV.
A French national high-speed train, run by the railway service of the same name.
Meaning & usage
A French national high-speed train, run by the railway service of the same name.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahere Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre Old French traïnerder. Old French train Middle French train French train Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a French à Proto-Italic *grandis Latin grandis Old French grant Middle French grand French grande Old French viste French vite Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -itia Old French -ece Middle French -esse French -esse French vitesse French train à grande vitesseinit. French TGVbor. English TGV Borrowed from French TGV, initialism of train à grande vitesse (“high-speed train”).
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Where this word comes from
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