Where does “viatic” come from?
viatic (English) comes 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.
viatic (English): Of or pertaining to traveling or a journey
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to traveling or a journey
Ancestry of “viatic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | viāticum | — |
| 2 | Latin | viā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |