Etymology Explorer › Old French

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”

  • vice
  • vise
  • viselike
  • vicelike
  • antivice
  • viced
  • viceless
  • viceman
  • vis-à-vis
  • vis-a-vis
  • vicety
  • devissage
  • vices
  • vices
  • vis-à-vis
  • visser
  • dévissage
  • vits
  • vice
  • vis
  • dévisser
  • visseuse
  • vit
  • visière
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