Where does “sopravvitto” come from?

sopravvitto (Italian) comes from Italian vitto, from Latin victus, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

sopravvitto (Italian): food supplement, supplementary food especially in the context of penitentiary structures

Definitions

  1. food supplement, supplementary food especially in the context of penitentiary structures

Ancestry of “sopravvitto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvittofood; board
2Latinvictusliving, way of life, lifestyle; nourishment,...
3Latinvīvōto live
4Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti
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