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Where does “vriller” come from?

vriller (French) comes from French vrille, from Old French veille, from Latin viticula, from Latin vītis, from Proto-Italic *wītis, from Proto-Indo-European wéh₁itis, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

vriller (French): to wind up; roll up; to gimlet

Definitions

  1. to wind up; roll up; to gimlet

Ancestry of “vriller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvrilletendril; gimlet; spiral
2Old Frenchveille—
3Latinviticula—
4Latinvītis—
5Proto-Italic*wītis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéh₁itisthat which twines or bends; branch, switch
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
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