Where does “vitto” come from?

vitto (Italian) comes 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.

vitto (Italian): food; board

Definitions

  1. food; board

Ancestry of “vitto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvictusliving, way of life, lifestyle; nourishment,...
2Latinvīvōto live
3Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “vitto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →