Where does “retrovia” come from?
retrovia (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.
retrovia (Italian): rear
Ancestry of “retrovia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | via | road, street, path; way, route; means |
| 2 | Latin | viā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |