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Where does “viage” come from?

viage (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Occitan viatge, 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.

Ancestry of “viage”, step by step

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

Words derived from “viage”

  • viajante
  • viajar
  • viagem
  • viajador
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →