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

Definitions

  1. traveller

Ancestry of “viageux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanviagito travel
2Normanviagejourney
3Old Frenchvoiagejourney; voyage
4Latinviāticumtravelling-money; provision for a journey
5Latinviāroad, street, path
6Proto-Italic*wiāroad
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā →