Where does “victualry” come from?
victualry (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.
Ancestry of “victualry”, step by step
victualry 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 ry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ry | A test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems |