Where does “vices” come from?

vices (English) comes from English vice, from Middle English vice, from Old French vice, from Latin vitium, from Proto-Indo-European wi-tio-, from Proto-Indo-European wei — guilt, vice, fault.

vices (English): plural of vice

Definitions

  1. plural of vice

Ancestry of “vices”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishviceA bad habit; Any of various crimes related to...
2Middle EnglishviceA fault or imperfection; a negative quality or...
3Old Frenchvice—
4Latinvitiumflaw, defect, blemish, error, fault; vice; crime
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-tio-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweiguilt, vice, fault
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