Where does “prestevia” come from?

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

prestevia (Norwegian Nynorsk): ordain into priesthood

Definitions

  1. ordain into priesthood

Ancestry of “prestevia”, step by step

prestevia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk via

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk prest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpresta priest, minister
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā →