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Where does “vitaylle” come from?

vitaylle (Middle English) comes from Old French vitaille, 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.

vitaylle (Middle English): Alternative form of vitaile

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of vitaile

Ancestry of “vitaylle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchvitailleAlternative form of vitaile
2Latinvictuālia—
3Latinvictuālis—
4Latinvictusliving, way of life, lifestyle; nourishment,...
5Latinvīvō—
6Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “vitaylle”

  • victual
  • revictual
  • vittle
  • victualage
  • victualless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →