Where does “vita” come from?
vita (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse víta, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
vita (Icelandic): to know; to see, check; inflection of viti:
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Definitions
- to know; to see, check; inflection of viti:
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Ancestry of “vita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | víta | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “vita”