Where does “vitilīgō” come from?

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

vitilīgō (Latin): a skin disease, tetter

Definitions

  1. a skin disease, tetter

Ancestry of “vitilīgō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vitilīgō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wei →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi-tio- →Every word from Latin vitium →