viatico

See also: viático

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin viāticum (“provision for a journey”), from the adjective viāticus (“pertaining to a journey”). Doublet of viaggio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /viˈa.ti.ko/[1]
  • Rhymes: -atiko
  • Hyphenation: vi‧à‧ti‧co

Noun

viatico m (plural viatici)

  1. the communion administered as part of the last rites
  2. comfort or reassurance before an undertaking
  3. (idiomatic) stepping stone

References

  1. ^ viatico in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

viāticō

  1. dative/ablative singular of viāticum

Portuguese

Verb

viatico

  1. first-person singular present indicative of viaticar
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