Where does “Vectis” come from?

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

Vectis (Latin): Isle of Wight

Definitions

  1. Isle of Wight

Ancestry of “Vectis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwextātime, course, turn
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “Vectis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →