Where does “vicissitude” come from?
Vicissitude comes from Middle French vicissitude, from Latin vicissitudo, derived from Latin vicissim meaning "in turn," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wey- meaning "to turn."
vicissitude (English): Regular change or succession from one thing to...
Definitions
- Regular change or succession from one thing to...
Ancestry of “vicissitude”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | vicissitude | — |
| 2 | Latin | vicissitudo | change, interchange, alternation, vicissitude |
| 3 | Latin | vicissim | in turn, again |
| 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;... |