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
- way, means; avenue, way, path; road
Ancestry of “vía”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | viā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |