Etymology

viaticum

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Today it means: The Eucharist, when given to a person who is dying or one in danger of death. Full definition →

Latin viāticum
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  1. Latin · derived fromviāticum“travelling-money, provisions for a journey”
  2. English todayviaticum

From Latin viāticum (“travelling-money, provisions for a journey”), from viāticus (“of a road or journey”), from via (“road”). Doublet of voyage.

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