Where does “viaj” come from?

viaj (Cornish) comes from Middle English viage, from Norman viage, from Old French voiage, from Latin viāticum, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

viaj (Cornish): expedition, trip, voyage

Definitions

  1. expedition, trip, voyage

Ancestry of “viaj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishviagevoyage; journey
2Normanviagejourney
3Old Frenchvoiagejourney; voyage
4Latinviāticumtravelling-money; provision for a journey
5Latinviāroad, street, path
6Proto-Italic*wiāroad
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “viaj

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-