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): relating to :highways; relating to road transport
Definitions
- relating to :highways; relating to road transport
Ancestry of “rodoviário”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | rodovia | highway |
| 2 | Portuguese | Via | — |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | via | — |
| 4 | Latin | viā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |