Where does “vice” come from?

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

vice (French): vice

Definitions

vice

Ancestry of “vice”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	vice	vice bad habit
2	Old French	vice	—
3	Latin	vitium	flaw, defect, blemish, error, fault; vice; crime
4	Proto-Indo-European	wi-tio-	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	wei	guilt, vice, fault

Words derived from “vice”

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