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
Ancestry of “viajar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | viaje | voyage, journey, trip |
| 2 | Catalan | viatge | journey |
| 3 | Latin | viāticum | — |
| 4 | Latin | viā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
Words derived from “viajar”