Where does “vitaille” come from?
vitaille (Anglo-Norman) comes from Latin victualia, from Latin victualis, from Latin victus, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
vitaille (Anglo-Norman): Alternative form of vitaile
Definitions
- Alternative form of vitaile
Ancestry of “vitaille”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | victualia | nominative neuter plural of vīctuālis; accusative... |
| 2 | Latin | victualis | nutritional |
| 3 | Latin | victus | living, way of life, lifestyle; nourishment,... |
| 4 | Latin | vīvō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |