Where does “vittin” come from?

vittin (English) comes from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

vittin (English): A corky cell wall substance found in the more watery vittae of Umbelliferae

Definitions

  1. A corky cell wall substance found in the more watery vittae of Umbelliferae

Ancestry of “vittin”, step by step

vittin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
2Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
3Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
4Proto-West Germanic*in—

via English vitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvittaA fillet, or garland for the head; A longitudinal...
2Latinvittaband, ribbon; fillet, headband, chaplet
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →Every word from Old English in →Every word from Middle English in →