Where does “Bellavia” come from?

Bellavia (Italian) comes from Italian via, 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 “Bellavia”, step by step

Bellavia traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian via

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianviaroad, street, path; way, route; means
2Latinviāroad, street, path
3Proto-Italic*wiāroad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Italian [[bello

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian[[bello—

via Italian bella]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbella]]—

Words derived from “Bellavia”

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