Where does “viajar” come from?

viajar (Spanish) comes from Spanish viaje, from Catalan 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 (Spanish): to travel, journey

Definitions

  1. to travel, journey

Ancestry of “viajar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishviajevoyage, journey, trip
2Catalanviatgejourney
3Latinviāticumtravelling-money; provision for a journey
4Latinviāroad, street, path
5Proto-Italic*wiāroad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “viajar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā →
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