Where does “Vicari” come from?
Vicari (English) comes from Italian vicari, from Italian vicario, from Latin vicārius, from Latin vicis, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Ancestry of “Vicari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | vicari | plural of vicario |
| 2 | Italian | vicario | vicar |
| 3 | Latin | vicārius | vicarious, substituted |
| 4 | Latin | vicis | change, alternation, turn; time, instance; season |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |