-via-

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vi•a /ˈvaɪə, ˈviə/   prep. 

1. by a route that touches or passes through;
   by way of:
   They came to Tangiers via Casablanca.
2. by the agency or instrumentality of;
   by means of:
   to communicate via sign language.

See -via-.
-via-, root. 

1. -via- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "way;
   route;
   a going.'' This meaning is found in such words as: deviant, devious, obviate, trivial, via, viaduct.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

vi•a  (vī′ə, vē′ə), prep. 

1. by a route that touches or passes through;
   by way of:
   to fly to Japan via the North Pole.
2. by the agency or instrumentality of:
   a solution via an inquiry.

n. 

3. Architecture a space between two mutules.

• Latin viā, ablative of via way
• 1770–80