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Where does “vialone” come from?

vialone (Italian) comes from Italian viale, 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.

vialone (Italian): broad avenue

Definitions

  1. broad avenue

Ancestry of “vialone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvialeboulevard, avenue, parkway
2Italianviaroad, street, path; way, route; means
3Latinviā—
4Proto-Italic*wiā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →