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