Where does “vitailen” come from?
vitailen (Middle English) comes from Old French vitaillier, 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 — to live.
vitailen (Middle English): To feed or nourish, to provision nourishment; To...
Definitions
- To feed or nourish, to provision nourishment; To...
Ancestry of “vitailen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | vitaillier | — |
| 2 | Old French | vitaile | provisions; vittle; food |
| 3 | Latin | victuālia | — |
| 4 | Latin | victuālis | nutritional |
| 5 | Latin | victus | living, way of life, lifestyle; nourishment,... |
| 6 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |