LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

viāticus1

viāticus (feminine viātica, neuter viāticum)
Classical[wiˈaː.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[viˈaː.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivePertaining to traveling or a journey.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeviāticusviāticaviāticum
genitiveviāticīviāticaeviāticī
dativeviāticōviāticaeviāticō
accusativeviāticumviāticamviāticum
ablativeviāticōviāticāviāticō
vocativeviāticeviāticaviāticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeviāticīviāticaeviātica
genitiveviāticōrumviāticārumviāticōrum
dativeviāticīsviāticīsviāticīs
accusativeviāticōsviāticāsviātica
ablativeviāticīsviāticīsviāticīs
vocativeviāticīviāticaeviātica

vĭātĭcus, a, um, adj. via,
I. of or belonging to a road or journey, viatic.
I. Adj. (very rare): cena, a parting meal, farewell repast, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 61; so perh. factum, id. Trin. 4, 2, 45; v. Ritschl ad h. l.—
II. Subst.: vĭātĭcum, i, n., travellingmoney, provision for a journey, viaticum (freq. and class.).
A. Lit., Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 89; id. Ep. 5, 1, 9; id. Poen. prol. 71; Cic. Sen. 18, 66; Liv. 44, 22, 13; Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 54; Plin. Ep. 4, 13, 5.—Esp., Charon's fare, App. M. 6, p. 180, 32 al.—
2. Transf. (late Lat.), a journey: extensa viatica, Ven. Fort. Misc. prol.—*
3. Trop.: magnum viaticum ex se atque in se ad rempublicam evertendam habere, resources, means, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 17, 2, 13.—
B. Transf.
1. Money made by a soldier in the wars, savings, prize-money, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 26; Suet. Caes. 68.—
2. Money to pay the expenses of one studying abroad, Dig. 12, 1, 17.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyh₁-
  2. Proto-Italic*wiā
  3. Latinviāticus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin viāticus From via (“road, path”) + -āticus (adjective-forming suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishviatic
noun · masculinesecond declension
viāticus2
viāticus m (genitive viāticī)
Classical[wiˈaː.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[viˈaː.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. a ride; a journey or a trip in a vehicle, on an animal/object, etc.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeviāticusviāticī
genitiveviāticīviāticōrum
dativeviāticōviāticīs
accusativeviāticumviāticōs
ablativeviāticōviāticīs
vocativeviāticeviāticī

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyh₁-
  2. Proto-Italic*wiā
  3. Latinviāticus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin viāticus From via (“road, path”) + -āticus (adjective-forming suffix).

Quick answers

What does viāticus mean in Latin?
viāticus, a adjective, means “Pertaining to traveling or a journey.”.
How do you pronounce viāticus?
In classical Latin, [wiˈaː.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [viˈaː.ti.kus].
Where does viāticus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- → Proto-Italic *wiā → Latin viāticus.