via

Meanings

1. 1
   prep

   By way of; passing through.

   They drove from New York to Los Angeles via Omaha.

2. 2
   prep

   By (means of); using.

   I'll send you the information via e-mail.

3. 3
   noun

   A main road or highway, especially in ancient Rome. (Mainly used in set phrases, below.)

4. 4
   noun

   A small hole in a printed circuit board filled with metal which connects two or more layers.

5. 5
   noun

   An electrical connection which connects two or more layers on a printed circuit board or an integrated circuit.

6. 6
   intj

   Away! Be off!

7. 7
   name

   A surname.

Etymology

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).