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vite.

quickly

4 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adv/vit/

  1. quickly

Where this word comes from

From Old French viste, of disputed origin:. * According to Littré, from Italian visto (“seen”), from Vulgar Latin *visitus, from Latin vidēre. The adverb corresponds with à vue (“rapidly, without notice”); compare Italian avvisto (“noticed, adroit”). * Derived from an onomatopoeia expressing rapid movement. * From Latin vegetus (“lively, animated”).

adj/vit/

  1. quick; fast

    informal · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Old French viste, of disputed origin:. * According to Littré, from Italian visto (“seen”), from Vulgar Latin *visitus, from Latin vidēre. The adverb corresponds with à vue (“rapidly, without notice”); compare Italian avvisto (“noticed, adroit”). * Derived from an onomatopoeia expressing rapid movement. * From Latin vegetus (“lively, animated”).

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