Where does “rodoviário” come from?

rodoviário (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese rodovia, 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.

rodoviário (Portuguese): highway

Definitions

  1. highway

Ancestry of “rodoviário”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueserodoviahighway
2PortugueseViaa way; a path
3Old Portuguesevia—
4Latinviāroad, street, path
5Proto-Italic*wiāroad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
7Proto-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 *wiā →