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Where does “vitáceo” come from?

vitáceo (Spanish) comes from Translingual Vitis, 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,...

vitáceo (Spanish): Of or pertaining to plants in the genus "Vitis";...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to plants in the genus "Vitis";...

Ancestry of “vitáceo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualVitis—
2Latinvītis—
3Proto-Italic*wītis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéh₁itisthat which twines or bends; branch, switch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
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