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Where does “viaggio” come from?

viaggio (Italian) comes from Occitan viatge, from Old Occitan viatge, 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.

viaggio (Italian): journey, trip, tour, voyage; travels, travel,...

Definitions

  1. journey, trip, tour, voyage; travels, travel,...

Ancestry of “viaggio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanviatgejourney
2Old Occitanviatge—
3Latinviāticum—
4Latinviā—
5Proto-Italic*wiā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “viaggio”

  • viaggio
  • viaggetto
  • viaggiare
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