Where does “vicarious” come from?
Vicarious comes from Latin vicarius, derived from Latin vicis (change, alternation), which derives from Latin vicus (village, street), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wey- (to turn, bend).
vicarious (English): Delegated; Experienced or gained by taking in...
Definitions
- Delegated; Experienced or gained by taking in...
Ancestry of “vicarious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ous | Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote... |
| 2 | Middle English | -ous | — |
| 3 | Old French | -us | -ous, used for forming adjectives |
| 4 | Latin | -ōsus | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |
Words derived from “vicarious”