Where does “viager” come from?

viager (French) comes from Old French viage, 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.

viager (French): life

Definitions

  1. life

Ancestry of “viager”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchviageAlternative form of voiage
2Latinviāticumtravelling-money; provision for a journey
3Latinviāroad, street, path
4Proto-Italic*wiāroad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “viager”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā →