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Where does “vitaillier” come from?

vitaillier (Old French) comes from Old French vitaile, 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 — to live.

Ancestry of “vitaillier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvitaileprovisions; vittle; food
2Latinvictuālia—
3Latinvictuālis—
4Latinvictusliving, way of life, lifestyle; nourishment,...
5Latinvīvō—
6Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “vitaillier”

  • victualler
  • vitailler
  • vitailen
  • vitaillier
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →