Where does “vitamini” come from?

vitamini (Latin) comes from Latin vito, from Proto-Indo-European dwidʰeh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

vitamini (Latin): second-person plural present passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present passive indicative...

Ancestry of “vitamini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvitoI avoid, evade; I shun
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwidʰeh₁-separate, set apart
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwidʰeh₁- →
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