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Where does “vies” come from?

vies (Catalan) comes from Catalan via, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

vies (Catalan): plural of via

Definitions

  1. plural of via

Ancestry of “vies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanvialane; way, path; railway track
2Latinviā—
3Proto-Italic*wiā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
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