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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—
3Latinviā—
4Proto-Italic*wiā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
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