Etymograph

English

Vitus

Vitus comes from Late Latin Vitus.

  1. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEVitus
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEVitus
  2. Englishtodaysame form

The story

Also associated with Latin vita (‘life’). Vitus has also been used as a Latinization of Guy.

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂

biotin, 2 more

through Proto-Italic *gʷītā ‘life’

vitality, 2 more

through Latin vita ‘life’

vital, viable, vitamin, vita, 5 more

through Latin vīvāx ‘Tenacious of life, long-lived, vivacious’

vivacious, vivacity, 1 more

Today it means

name A male given name from Latin.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Late Latin Vitus / Vitus

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