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
Ancestry of “vício”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | vitium | flaw, defect, blemish, error, fault; vice; crime |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wi-tio- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wei | guilt, vice, fault |
Words derived from “vício”