From Proto-Italic *wiðowā, Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂. Cognates include Sanskrit विधवा (vidhávā), Ancient Greek ἠΐθεος (ēḯtheos), Proto-Slavic *vьdova and Old English widuwe (English widow).
Oefen om " vidua " en baie ander woorde en sinne in Latyn .