Viatic
/vaɪˈætɪk/noun
Relating to or suitable for a journey.
Did you know?In Late Latin, viaticum meant travel provisions or money, and Christian tradition later used it for Communion given to someone near death—the soul’s final journey.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*weǵʰ-
“To move, transport, or travel”
Ancient Latin
Latin
via
“Road, way, or route”
Classical Latin
Latin
viaticus
“Of or relating to a road or journey”
Late Antiquity
Late Latin
viaticum
“Travel provisions or money; later, spiritual provision for the final journey”
Middle English
English
viatic
“Relating to a journey”
Modern English
English
viatic
“Relating to or suitable for a journey”