Where does “vicar” come from?
Vicar comes from Old French vicare, a derivative noun meaning a substitute or deputy official.
vicar (English): In the Church of England, the priest of a parish,...
Definitions
- In the Church of England, the priest of a parish,...
Ancestry of “vicar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | vicar | — |
| 2 | Old French | vikaire | — |
| 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;... |
Words derived from “vicar”