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Where does “vitaille” come from?

vitaille (Old French) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

vitaille (Old French): Alternative form of vitaile

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of vitaile

Ancestry of “vitaille”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vitaille”

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