Where does “extraviar” come from?
extraviar (Spanish) comes from Spanish vía, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
extraviar (Spanish): to mislay
Definitions
- to mislay
Ancestry of “extraviar”, step by step
extraviar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish vía
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | vía | way, means; avenue, way, path; road |
| 2 | Latin | viā | road, street, path |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | road |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Spanish extra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | extra | additional, extra; superior; extraordinary |