Where does “Beatrix” come from?

Beatrix (Dutch) comes from Latin beatrix, from Latin viatrix, from Latin viō, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

Ancestry of “Beatrix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbeatrixshe who makes happy
2Latinviatrixtraveller, wayfarer
3Latinviōto travel, to journey
4Latinviāroad, street, path
5Proto-Italic*wiāroad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “Beatrix”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā →