Where does “via” come from?

via (Romansch) comes from Latin via, from Proto-Italic wijā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

via (Romansch): road, street; way

Definitions

  1. road, street; way

Ancestry of “via”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinviaroad, street, path; highway; way, method, manner,...
2Proto-Italicwijāroad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂—
4Proto-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 wijā →
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