Where does “undervicar” come from?
undervicar (English) comes from English vicar, from Middle English vicar, from Old French vikaire, 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;...
undervicar (English): A subordinate vicar
Definitions
- A subordinate vicar
Ancestry of “undervicar”, step by step
undervicar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vicar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vicar | In the Church of England, the priest of a parish,... |
| 2 | Middle English | vicar | — |
| 3 | Old French | vikaire | — |
| 4 | Latin | vicārius | vicarious, substituted |
| 5 | Latin | vicis | change, alternation, turn; time, instance; season |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |