Where does “aerovia” come from?

aerovia (Italian) comes from Portuguese Via, from Old Portuguese via, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

aerovia (Italian): air corridor; airway

Definitions

  1. air corridor; airway

Ancestry of “aerovia”, step by step

aerovia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese Via

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseViaa way; a path
2Old Portuguesevia
3Latinviāroad, street, path
4Proto-Italic*wiāroad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Italian via

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianviaroad, street, path; way, route; means
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā