Where does “viajante” come from?
viajante (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese viajar, from Portuguese viagem, from Old Portuguese viagem, from Old Occitan viatge, from Latin viāticum, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
viajante (Portuguese): voyager, traveller
Ancestry of “viajante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | viajar | to travel; to not pay attention; to be... |
| 2 | Portuguese | viagem | trip, journey, voyage; travel |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | viagem | — |
| 4 | Old Occitan | viatge | — |
| 5 | Latin | viāticum | — |
| 6 | Latin | viā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |