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

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.

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- Grammar & Function Words

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