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Where does “traviare” come from?

traviare (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.

traviare (Italian): to lead astray, lead someone down the garden path

Definitions

  1. to lead astray, lead someone down the garden path

Ancestry of “traviare”, 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- →