Where does “vicepresident” come from?

vicepresident (Dutch) comes from Dutch vice-, from Latin vicis, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

vicepresident (Dutch): vice president

Definitions

  1. vice president

Ancestry of “vicepresident”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvice-vice-; Category Dutch words prefixed with API not...
2Latinvicischange, alternation, turn; time, instance; season
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Latin vicis →