Vectis

Pronunciation: [ˈwɛk.tɪs]

“Vectis” is a Latin word. Its meaning in English:

proper noun

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)

Etymology

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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