Where does “*quadruvium” come from?
*quadruvium (Vulgar Latin) comes from Classical Latin quadrivium, from Classical Latin via, from Proto-Italic wijā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
Ancestry of “*quadruvium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Latin | quadrivium | — |
| 2 | Classical Latin | via | road, street, path; highway; way, method, manner,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wijā | road |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |