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Where does “vitaillier” come from?

vitaillier (Middle English) comes from Middle English vitailler, from Old French vitaillier, from Old French vitaile, from Latin victuālia, from Latin victuālis, from Latin victus, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō — to live.

vitaillier (Middle English): Alternative form of vitailler

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of vitailler

Ancestry of “vitaillier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishvitaillerA foodmonger; a grocer or merchant who sells...
2Old Frenchvitaillier—
3Old Frenchvitaileprovisions; vittle; food
4Latinvictuālia—
5Latinvictuālis—
6Latinvictusliving, way of life, lifestyle; nourishment,...
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- →