Where does “ciclovia” come from?
ciclovia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Via, from Old Portuguese via, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
ciclovia (Portuguese): cycle path
Ancestry of “ciclovia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Via | — |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | via | — |
| 3 | Latin | viā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |