Where does “victualage” come from?
victualage (English) comes from English victual, from Middle English vitaile, from Old French vitaile, from Latin victuālia, from Latin victuālis, from Latin victus, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō — to live.
victualage (English): Food
Definitions
- Food
Ancestry of “victualage”, step by step
victualage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English victual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | victual | Food fit for human consumption; Food supplies;... |
| 2 | Middle English | vitaile | That which provides nutrition; food, nourishment;... |
| 3 | Old French | vitaile | provisions; vittle; food |
| 4 | Latin | victuālia | — |
| 5 | Latin | victuālis | nutritional |
| 6 | Latin | victus | living, way of life, lifestyle; nourishment,... |
| 7 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via English age
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | age | The whole duration of a being, whether animal,... |
| 2 | Middle English | age | The age of someone or rarely something; how old someone is |
| 3 | Old French | aage | age |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | aetaticum | age |
| 5 | Latin | aetās | the period of a life: lifetime, lifespan |
| 6 | Latin | aevitās | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | aiwotāts | age |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |