Where does “viatique” come from?

viatique (French) comes 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.

viatique (French): viaticum; money, provisions

Definitions

  1. viaticum; money, provisions

Ancestry of “viatique”, step by step

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

Words derived from “viatique”

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