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Where does “viage” come from?

viage (Norman) comes from Old French voiage, from Latin viāticum, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

viage (Norman): journey

Definitions

  1. journey

Ancestry of “viage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvoiagejourney; voyage
2Latinviāticum—
3Latinviā—
4Proto-Italic*wiā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “viage”

  • viage
  • viageux
  • viagi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →