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Where does “vicarless” come from?

vicarless (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;...

vicarless (English): Without a vicar

Definitions

  1. Without a vicar

Ancestry of “vicarless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvicarIn the Church of England, the priest of a parish,...
2Middle Englishvicar—
3Old Frenchvikaire—
4Latinvicārius—
5Latinvicischange, alternation, turn; time, instance; season
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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