Where does “vitiāre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vitiāre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vitiāre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European wi-tio-Every word from Latin vitium