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

  1. with difficulty; scarcely, barely; hardly,...

Ancestry of “vix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwiks—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “vix”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyk- →Every word from Proto-Italic wiks →