Where does “viary” come from?

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

viary (English): Of or pertaining to roads; happening on roads

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to roads; happening on roads

Ancestry of “viary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinviariusrelating to roads
2Latinviāroad, street, path
3Proto-Italic*wiāroad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
5Proto-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 →