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Where does “vits” come from?

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

vits (French): plural of vit

Definitions

  1. plural of vit

Ancestry of “vits”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvitthird-person singular past historic of voir;...
2Old Frenchvitdick; cock; third-person singular past historic...
3LatinVectisIsle of Wight
4Proto-Celticwextātime, course, turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
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