Where does “veve” come from?

veve (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin viduva, from Latin vidua, from Proto-Italic *wiðowā.

Ancestry of “veve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinviduva—
2Latinviduawidow; unmarried woman; nominative feminine...
3Proto-Italic*wiðowā—
Every word from Proto-Italic *wiðowā →Every word from Latin vidua →Every word from Vulgar Latin viduva →