Where does “via” come from?
via (Romanian) comes from Romanian vie, from Latin vīvere, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
via (Romanian): via, by; to have life; to live, exist; to endure
Definitions
- via, by; to have life; to live, exist; to endure
Ancestry of “via”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | vie | vineyard; vine; nominative feminine singular of... |
| 2 | Latin | vīvere | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |