Where does “vitement” come from?
vitement (French) comes from French vite, 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.
vitement (French): fast; quickly
Ancestry of “vitement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | vite | quickly; quick; fast |
| 2 | Old French | viste | — |
| 3 | Italian | visto | masculine singular past participle of vedere;... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | visitus | — |
| 5 | Latin | vīsus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | wissos | known |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | widtós | seen; known |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |