Where does “vît” come from?

vît (French) comes from Old French vit, from Latin Vectis, from Proto-Celtic wextā, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

vît (French): third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of...

Ancestry of “vît”, step by step

vît traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French vit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvitdick; cock; third-person singular past historic...
2LatinVectisIsle of Wight
3Proto-Celticwextātime, course, turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Middle French vit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchvit—
2Latinvīvit—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wextā →Every word from Latin Vectis →