French word viande comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti (To live, to be alive.), Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *gʷíh₃weti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | To live, to be alive. |
| *gʷeyh₃- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *gʷīwō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Live, be alive. |
| vixi | Latin (lat) | |
| vivenda | Latin (lat) | |
| *vīvanda | Late Latin (LL) | |
| viande | Old French (fro) | Food (anything which when ingested into the digestive system provides nutrition for the body). |
| viande | French (fra) | (obsolete) food. (sexuality) an object of sexual desire; a piece of meat. Meat. |