/vit/
quickly
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”).
quick; fast
Related: à la va-vite, aller plus vite que la musique, aller vite en besogne, au plus vite, et plus vite que ça, vite fait, vitesse
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”).