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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-695/
- Published: 2026-07-13T18:15:35.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T18:15:34.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

viand (noun) -

1: an item of food, especially : a choice or tasty dish  
2 *viands plural* : provisions, food

Source : [Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/viand?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : The etymology of viand reflects the close link between food and life. Viand was borrowed into English in the 15th century from the Anglo-French viaunde or viande (viande, meaning "meat," is still found in modern French usage). The Anglo-French viaunde derives ultimately from the Medieval Latin vivanda ("food"), an alteration of vivendus, a participial form of the verb vivere, meaning "to live." Vivere is the ancestor of a number of other lively and life-giving words in English, including victual, revive, survive, convivial, and vivacious.

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