DEFINITION of vi-

is a variant or alteration of another lexical item


ETYMOLOGY of vi-

Vi is proper Latin, and it means “with violence, violently”, the ablative of vis, “force, violence”, from Proto-Indo-European *u̯i-, with similar meaning, and probably related to various other roots and their reflexes. Words like vir “man”, virtus “might, virtue”, violo “violate” (all senses) come from vi-


RELATED TERMS to vi-

virtual virus



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