Where does “rodovia” come from?

rodovia (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.

rodovia (Portuguese): highway

Definitions

  1. highway

Ancestry of “rodovia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseViaa way; a path
2Old Portuguesevia—
3Latinviāroad, street, path
4Proto-Italic*wiāroad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “rodovia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā →