vitta

Meaning

1. (declension-1, feminine) band, ribbon
2. (declension-1, feminine) fillet, headband, chaplet

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈwɪt.ta]

Etymology

From Latin vieō (“to plait, weave”), perhaps via an earlier *vīta, a to-particle of vieō (< *uiH-to-).