Where does “viator” come from?
viator (English) comes from Latin viator, from Latin viō, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
viator (English): wayfarer, traveler; apparitor, summoner
Definitions
- wayfarer, traveler; apparitor, summoner
Ancestry of “viator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | viator | traveller, wayfarer; messenger |
| 2 | Latin | viō | — |
| 3 | Latin | viā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |