Where does “vjaġġ” come from?
vjaġġ (Maltese) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
vjaġġ (Maltese): trip, voyage, travel
Definitions
- trip, voyage, travel
Ancestry of “vjaġġ”, step by step
vjaġġ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian viaggio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | viaggio | journey, trip, tour, voyage; travels, travel,... |
| 2 | Occitan | viatge | journey |
| 3 | Old Occitan | viatge | — |
| 4 | Latin | viāticum | travelling-money; provision for a journey |
| 5 | Latin | viā | road, street, path |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | road |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Sicilian viaggiu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | viaggiu | — |