Where does “ad vix” come from?
ad vix (Latin) comes from Latin vix, from Proto-Italic wiks, from Proto-Indo-European weyk-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Ancestry of “ad vix”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | vix | with difficulty; scarcely, barely; hardly,... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | wiks | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyk- | to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
Words derived from “ad vix”