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Where does “vezzo” come from?

vezzo (Italian) comes from Latin vitium, from Proto-Indo-European wi-tio-, from Proto-Indo-European wei — guilt, vice, fault.

vezzo (Italian): habit, mannerism, quirk; bad habit; caress

Definitions

  1. habit, mannerism, quirk; bad habit; caress

Ancestry of “vezzo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvitiumflaw, defect, blemish, error, fault; vice; crime
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-tio-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweiguilt, vice, fault

Words derived from “vezzo”

  • vezzeggiatore
  • svezzare
  • vezzeggiamento
  • vezzeggiare
  • vezzeggiativo
  • vezzoso
  • vezzosamente
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