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
Ancestry of “vies”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | via | lane; way, path; railway track |
| 2 | Latin | viā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |