viatico
Italian (Fiorentino)
/viˈa.ti.ko/
noun
Definitions
- The communion administered as part of the last rites
- comfort or reassurance before an undertaking
- (idiomatic) stepping stone
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin viāticum (provision for a journey, provisions for a journey, travelling-money).
Origin
Latin
viāticum
Gloss
provision for a journey, provisions for a journey, travelling-money