viaticus
γενέται καὶ πατρὶς ἔχουσιν ὀστέα → my parents and my fatherland have my bones
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
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.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
vĭātĭcus,¹⁶ a, um (via), de voyage : viatica cena Pl. Bacch. 94, dîner de voyage [= qui fête le retour de qqn après un long voyage ; c’était l’habitude, cf. Bacch. 183, 534 ; Epid. 8 ; Most. 990, etc. ].
