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Where does “vivandare” come from?

vivandare (Italian) comes from Italian vivanda, from French viande, from Old French viande, from Latin vīvanda, from Latin vīvenda, from Latin vīvendus, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō — to live.

vivandare (Italian): To eat

Definitions

  1. To eat

Ancestry of “vivandare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvivandafood, viand; dish
2Frenchviandemeat; food; an object of sexual desire; a piece...
3Old Frenchviandefood
4Latinvīvanda—
5Latinvīvenda—
6Latinvīvendus—
7Latinvīvō—
8Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →