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Where does “sviare” come from?

sviare (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.

sviare (Italian): to divert; to reroute to less embarrassing...

Definitions

  1. to divert; to reroute to less embarrassing...

Ancestry of “sviare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianviaroad, street, path; way, route; means
2Latinviā—
3Proto-Italic*wiā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →