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Added 9 October 2026

via

/ˈvaɪə/ noun

Latin root: via Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about via at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A main road or highway, especially in ancient Rome. (Mainly used in set phrases, below.)
A small hole in a printed circuit board filled with metal which connects two or more layers.
An electrical connection which connects two or more layers on a printed circuit board or an integrated circuit.

preposition

By way of; passing through.
They drove from New York to Los Angeles via Omaha.
By (means of); using.
I'll send you the information via e-mail.

interjection

Away! Be off!

Origin

Borrowed from Latin via (“road”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Possible doublet of way. The sense in electronics is also explained as vertical interconnect access.

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