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Voucher

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means a document that entitles the holder to a discount or a specific good or service
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Stage 1 of 3
vocare
Latin · ancient
"to call, to summon"
to call, to summon
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Stage 2 of 3
vocher
Anglo-French · medieval
"to guarantee, to vouch for"
to call as a witness, to guarantee or vouch for something
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Stage 3 of 3
voucher
English · 1600s
"a document entitling the holder to a good or service"
settled as the English word for a document entitling the holder to a good or service
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