Where does “βία” come from?

βία (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷey- — to win, to conquer; force.

βία (Ancient Greek): bodily strength, force; act of violence

Definitions

  1. bodily strength, force; act of violence

Ancestry of “βία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷey-to win, to conquer; force
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