Where does “viameter” come from?

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

viameter (English): An odometer

Definitions

  1. An odometer

Ancestry of “viameter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinviāroad, street, path
2Proto-Italic*wiāroad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā