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Where does “vício” come from?

vício (Portuguese) comes from Latin vitium, from Proto-Indo-European wi-tio-, from Proto-Indo-European wei — guilt, vice, fault.

vício (Portuguese): vice; defect; addiction

Definitions

  1. vice; defect; addiction

Ancestry of “vício”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvitiumflaw, defect, blemish, error, fault; vice; crime
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-tio-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweiguilt, vice, fault

Words derived from “vício”

  • antivício
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