Where does “vicariously” come from?
Vicariously derives from English vicarious, from Latin vicarius meaning "substituted," from Latin vicis meaning "change or alternation," from Latin vicus meaning "village or street," tracing back through Proto-Indo-European wey-, līg-, and ḱóm.
vicariously (English): In a way that is experienced in the imagination...
Definitions
- In a way that is experienced in the imagination...
Ancestry of “vicariously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 2 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 3 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 4 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 5 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |