Where does “vía” come from?

vía (Spanish) comes from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

vía (Spanish): way, means; avenue, way, path; road

Definitions

  1. way, means; avenue, way, path; road

Ancestry of “vía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinviāroad, street, path
2Proto-Italic*wiāroad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “vía”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā →