via

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US /ˈvaɪə/ See IPA manual

Freq #5564

Meanings

1

prep
By way of; passing through a place.

We flew to Rome via Paris.
2

prep
By means of; using.

I'll send you the documents via email.

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Derived forms via-satellite

Related forms viaticumviator

Simplified etymology

Via entered English in the late 18th century from Latin via “way, road.”

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).

*weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European

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# via

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** prep
**IPA (US):** /ˈvaɪə/
**Frequency rank:** 5564

## Meanings
1. By way of; passing through a place.
2. By means of; using.

## Examples
- We flew to Rome via Paris.
- I'll send you the documents via email.

## Derived Forms
- via-satellite

## Related Forms
- viaticum
- viator

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *weǵʰ-

## 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).

## AI Etymology
Via is 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). A key historical form is Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. In present-day use, it can mean by way of; passing through a place, or by means of; using. Derived formations include via-satellite. Related words include viaticum, viator.

## Topics
- Grammar & Function Words

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