Where does “vicegerency” come from?

vicegerency (English) comes from English vice-, from Latin vicis, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

vicegerency (English): The office or position of a vicegerent; The area...

Definitions

  1. The office or position of a vicegerent; The area...

Ancestry of “vicegerency”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishvice-Taking the place or rank of (another person); deputy
2Latinvicischange, alternation, turn; time, instance; season
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Latin vicis →