Where does “devius” come from?
devius (Latin) comes from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
devius (Latin): out of the way; devious; inconstant, erroneous,...
Definitions
- out of the way; devious; inconstant, erroneous,...
Ancestry of “devius”, step by step
devius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin viā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | viā | road, street, path |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | road |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Latin [[-us]]/[[-ius]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | [[-us]]/[[-ius]] | — |