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vitus.

rim;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈwiː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈviː.tus]
  1. felloe

    declension-4
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *weitus or *wītus, from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itus, from *weh₁y- (“to twist, to twine”) + *-tus. Compare Ancient Greek ἴτυς (ítus, “felloe”), Albanian vithe (“crupper (strap around a horse's rear)”).

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