Where does “queviures” come from?
queviures (Catalan) comes from Catalan viure, from Old Catalan viure, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
queviures (Catalan): groceries, provisions
Definitions
- groceries, provisions
Ancestry of “queviures”, step by step
queviures traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan viure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | viure | to live, to be alive; to survive, to persevere;... |
| 2 | Old Catalan | viure | — |
| 3 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via Catalan què
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | què | what; that, which |
| 2 | Latin | quid | neuter nominative/accusative singular of quis;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kʷid | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷíd | neuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |