Where does “vitaillyng” come from?
vitaillyng (Middle English) comes from Middle English vitaile, 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.
vitaillyng (Middle English): Victualling; rationing or maintaining a stock of food, especially for an army
Definitions
- Victualling; rationing or maintaining a stock of food, especially for an army
Ancestry of “vitaillyng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | vitaile | That which provides nutrition; food, nourishment;... |
| 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 |