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Vectis.

Isle of Wight (an island of Western Europe, off the south coast of Great Britain, separated from the mainland by a narrow strait called the Solent)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈwɛk.tɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈvɛk.tis]
  1. Isle of Wight (an island of Western Europe, off the south coast of Great Britain, separated from the mainland by a narrow strait called the Solent)

    declension-3 · feminine · singular
Where this word comes from

Possibly of Celtic origin, borrowed from Proto-Celtic *Wextā, possibly related to Proto-Germanic *wihtiz (“creature, thing”), Proto-Celtic *wextā (“course, turn, time”), or simply from or influenced by Latin vectis (“lever, gate, separator”). More at Isle of Wight.

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