Where does “todavia” come from?

todavia (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese todavia, 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.

todavia (Portuguese): In spite of what preceded; nevertheless

Definitions

  1. In spite of what preceded; nevertheless

Ancestry of “todavia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesetodaviaalways
2Old Portuguesevia—
3Latinviāroad, street, path
4Proto-Italic*wiāroad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
6Proto-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 →