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Where does “viatrix” come from?

viatrix (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.

viatrix (Latin): traveller, wayfarer

Definitions

  1. traveller, wayfarer

Ancestry of “viatrix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinviō—
2Latinviā—
3Proto-Italic*wiā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “viatrix”

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