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Where does “viande” come from?

viande (French) comes from Old French viande, from Latin vīvanda, from Latin vīvenda, from Latin vīvendus, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós — to live.

viande (French): meat; food; an object of sexual desire; a piece...

Definitions

  1. meat; food; an object of sexual desire; a piece...

Ancestry of “viande”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchviandefood
2Latinvīvanda—
3Latinvīvenda—
4Latinvīvendus—
5Latinvīvō—
6Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “viande”

  • vianda
  • portaviandas
  • pâté à la viande
  • viando
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →