Latin Word of the Day
via
/VEE-ah/ • noun (feminine) — 25th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: road; way; by way of
Examples
- Via longa est.
(The road is long.) - Per viam ad urbem ambulamus.
(We walk along the road to the city.) - Multae viae Romam ducunt.
(Many roads lead to Rome.)
Synonyms
- iter
- semita
Via is used for a physical road or path and also figuratively for a method or route (e.g., 'by way of'). In Latin it commonly appears with prepositions (per viam, in via) and in the plural viae for 'roads' or 'ways.' The word is the source of the English preposition 'via.'
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