Where does “viā” come from?

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

viā (Latin): road, street, path

Definitions

  1. road, street, path

Ancestry of “viā”, step by step

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

Words derived from “viā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā →