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Where does “viabile” come from?

viabile (Italian) comes from Latin viabĭlis, from Latin viō, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

viabile (Italian): road; passable

Definitions

  1. road; passable

Ancestry of “viabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinviabĭlis—
2Latinviō—
3Latinviā—
4Proto-Italic*wiā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “viabile”

  • viabilista
  • viabilistico
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →