Where does “viant” come from?

viant (Latin) comes from Latin vio, from Latin via, from Proto-Italic wijā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

viant (Latin): third-person plural present active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of...

Ancestry of “viant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvioI travel, I journey
2Latinviaroad, street, path; highway; way, method, manner,...
3Proto-Italicwijāroad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic wijā →