Where does “viator” come from?

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

viator (Latin): traveller, wayfarer; messenger

Definitions

  1. traveller, wayfarer; messenger

Ancestry of “viator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinviōto travel, to journey
2Latinviāroad, street, path
3Proto-Italic*wiāroad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “viator”

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