Where does “portaviandas” come from?
portaviandas (Spanish) comes from Spanish vianda, from French viande, from Old French viande, from Latin vīvanda, from Latin vīvenda, from Latin vīvendus, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō — to live.
portaviandas (Spanish): lunch box
Definitions
- lunch box
Ancestry of “portaviandas”, step by step
portaviandas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish vianda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | vianda | food, viands; takeaway meal; meals on wheels |
| 2 | French | viande | meat; food; an object of sexual desire; a piece... |
| 3 | Old French | viande | food |
| 4 | Latin | vīvanda | — |
| 5 | Latin | vīvenda | — |
| 6 | Latin | vīvendus | which is to be lived |
| 7 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |