Where does “vite” come from?
vite (French) comes from Old French viste, from Italian visto, from Vulgar Latin visitus, from Latin vīsus, from Proto-Celtic wissos, from Proto-Indo-European widtós, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
vite (French): quickly; quick; fast
Ancestry of “vite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | viste | — |
| 2 | Italian | visto | masculine singular past participle of vedere;... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | visitus | — |
| 4 | Latin | vīsus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | wissos | known |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | widtós | seen; known |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “vite”