Where does “viatico” come from?

viatico (Italian) 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.

viatico (Italian): The communion administered as part of the last...

Definitions

  1. The communion administered as part of the last...

Ancestry of “viatico”, 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 “viatico”

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