Where does “vit” come from?

vit (Old French) comes from Latin Vectis, from Proto-Celtic wextā, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

vit (Old French): dick; cock; third-person singular past historic...

Definitions

  1. dick; cock; third-person singular past historic...

Ancestry of “vit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinVectisIsle of Wight
2Proto-Celticwextātime, course, turn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “vit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wextā →Every word from Latin Vectis →