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Where does “viajar” come from?

viajar (Portuguese) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

viajar (Portuguese): to travel; to not pay attention; to be...

Definitions

  1. to travel; to not pay attention; to be...

Ancestry of “viajar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseviagemtrip, journey, voyage; travel
2Old Portugueseviagem—
3Old Occitanviatge—
4Latinviāticum—
5Latinviā—
6Proto-Italic*wiā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “viajar”

  • viajante
  • viajador
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