Where does “vitaile” come from?
vitaile (Middle English) comes from Old French vitaile, from Latin victuālia, from Latin victuālis, from Latin victus, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós — to live.
vitaile (Middle English): That which provides nutrition; food, nourishment;...
Definitions
- That which provides nutrition; food, nourishment;...
Ancestry of “vitaile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | vitaile | provisions; vittle; food |
| 2 | Latin | victuālia | — |
| 3 | Latin | victuālis | nutritional |
| 4 | Latin | victus | living, way of life, lifestyle; nourishment,... |
| 5 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |