Where does “vitiously” come from?

vitiously (English) comes from English vitious, from Latin vitiōsus, from Latin vitium, from Proto-Indo-European wi-tio-, from Proto-Indo-European wei — guilt, vice, fault.

vitiously (English): Obsolete form of viciously

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of viciously

Ancestry of “vitiously”, step by step

vitiously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vitious

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvitiousObsolete form of vicious
2Latinvitiōsusfull of faults or defects; faulty, defective, bad, corrupt
3Latinvitiumflaw, defect, blemish, error, fault; vice; crime
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-tio-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweiguilt, vice, fault

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wei →