Where does “viageux” come from?
viageux (Norman) comes from Norman viagi, from Norman viage, 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.
viageux (Norman): traveller
Ancestry of “viageux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norman | viagi | to travel |
| 2 | Norman | viage | journey |
| 3 | Old French | voiage | journey; voyage |
| 4 | Latin | viāticum | — |
| 5 | Latin | viā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |