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Where does “viande” come from?

viande (Middle French) comes from Old French viande, from Latin vīvanda, from Latin vīvenda, from Latin vīvendus, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós — to live.

viande (Middle French): food; nourishment; meat

Definitions

  1. food; nourishment; meat

Ancestry of “viande”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchviandefood
2Latinvīvanda—
3Latinvīvenda—
4Latinvīvendus—
5Latinvīvō—
6Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
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