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Where does “vetta” come from?

vetta (Italian) comes from Latin vitta — band, ribbon; fillet, headband, chaplet.

vetta (Italian): top, summit, crown; peak, high point; first...

Definitions

  1. top, summit, crown; peak, high point; first...

Ancestry of “vetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvittaband, ribbon; fillet, headband, chaplet

Words derived from “vetta”

  • vette
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