victual

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The Word of the Day for November 22 is: 

victual   \VIT-ul\   noun
          1 : food usable by people
    *2 plural : supplies of food : provisions

Example sentence:
          The small grocery on the corner sells meat, bread, fruit, and other 
victuals at prices that rival those of the big supermarkets.

Did you know?
          If you’re hungry for the story behind “victual,” get ready to dig 
into a rich and fulfilling history. The word derives via Middle English and 
Anglo-French from the Latin noun “victus,” meaning “nourishment” or “way of 
living.” “Victus”derives from the verb “vivere,” which means “to live” and 
whichis the source of a whole smorgasbord of other English words like “vital,” 
“vivid,” and “survive.” It’s also the root of “viand,” another English word 
referring to food. There’s also “vittles,” a word that sounds like it might be 
an alteration of the plural “victuals” but which actually entered English a 
century before “victual.”





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