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Where does “inviāre” come from?

inviāre (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.

Ancestry of “inviāre”, step by step

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