Where does “trivio” come from?

trivio (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.

trivio (Italian): crossroads where three roads meet; trivium

Definitions

  1. crossroads where three roads meet; trivium

Ancestry of “trivio”, step by step

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