Where does “via” come from?

via (Classical Latin) comes from Proto-Italic wijā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

via (Classical Latin): road, street, path; highway; way, method, manner,...

Definitions

  1. road, street, path; highway; way, method, manner,...

Ancestry of “via”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwijāroad
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “via”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic wijā →