vite
Pronunciation: /vit/
“vite” is a French word. Its 2 meanings in English:
adverb
adjective
In French
- Rapide, qui se meut avec célérité, avec promptitude; se dit surtout dans le sport, sinon plutôt des animaux et des choses dont le mouvement est rapide.
- Rapidement, avec vitesse.
- Injonction pressante.
Etymology
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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