Where does “viaggiatore” come from?

viaggiatore (Italian) comes from Italian viaggiare, from Italian viaggio, from Occitan viatge, from Old Occitan viatge, from Latin viāticum, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

viaggiatore (Italian): traveller/traveler, voyager

Definitions

  1. traveller/traveler, voyager

Ancestry of “viaggiatore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianviaggiareto travel, to journey, to tour, to fly; to run,...
2Italianviaggiojourney, trip, tour, voyage; travels, travel,...
3Occitanviatgejourney
4Old Occitanviatge
5Latinviāticumtravelling-money; provision for a journey
6Latinviāroad, street, path
7Proto-Italic*wiāroad
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā