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Where does “vittate” come from?

vittate (English) comes from English vitta, from Latin vitta — band, ribbon; fillet, headband, chaplet.

vittate (English): Having longitudinal stripes; Having vittae

Definitions

  1. Having longitudinal stripes; Having vittae

Ancestry of “vittate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvittaA fillet, or garland for the head; A longitudinal...
2Latinvittaband, ribbon; fillet, headband, chaplet

Words derived from “vittate”

  • bivittate
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