Where does “vițiță” come from?
vițiță (Romanian) comes from Romanian viță, from Vulgar Latin vitia, from Latin vītea, from Latin vītis, from Proto-Italic *wītis, from Proto-Indo-European wéh₁itis, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
Ancestry of “vițiță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | viță | vine - often used as viță de "vie"; race, kind,... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | vitia | nominative plural of vitium; accusative plural of... |
| 3 | Latin | vītea | — |
| 4 | Latin | vītis | vine, grapevine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *wītis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wéh₁itis | that which twines or bends; branch, switch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |