Etymology

via

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Today it means: A main road or highway, especially in ancient Rome. (Mainly used in set phrases, below.) Full definition →

Latin via ← Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-
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via · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*weǵʰ-
  2. Latin · borrowed fromvia“road”
  3. English todayvia

Borrowed from Latin via (“road”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Possible doublet of way. The sense in electronics is also explained as vertical interconnect access.

via · preposition, interjection2

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*weǵʰ-
  2. Latin · borrowed fromviā“by the way (of)”
  3. English todayvia

Borrowed from Latin viā (“by the way (of)”), ablative singular of via (“way, road”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Compare typologically Polish drogą, Russian путём (putjóm).

Words from the same roots

Latinvia all →

conveyviaductviameterviatecture

Proto-Indo-European*weǵʰ- all →

wayweightwavevogueweywawvexationwidge

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