Where does “vimentum” come from?

vimentum (Latin) comes from Latin vieo, from Proto-Indo-European wh₁iéye-, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

vimentum (Latin): An osier, withy

Definitions

  1. An osier, withy

Ancestry of “vimentum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvieoI bend or twist, plait, weave
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwh₁iéye-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “vimentum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wh₁iéye- →Every word from Latin vieo →