Where does “traviamento” come from?

traviamento (Italian) comes from Italian traviare, 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.

traviamento (Italian): leading astray

Definitions

  1. leading astray

Ancestry of “traviamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantraviareto lead astray, lead someone down the garden path
2Italianviaroad, street, path; way, route; means
3Latinviāroad, street, path
4Proto-Italic*wiāroad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
6Proto-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 →