Where does “viscountcy” come from?
viscountcy (English) comes from English viscount, from Old French viscounte, from Medieval Latin vicecomes, from Latin comes, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — resin, gum; to say, speak.
viscountcy (English): The rank or jurisdiction of a viscount
Definitions
- The rank or jurisdiction of a viscount
Ancestry of “viscountcy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | viscount | A member of the peerage, above a baron but below... |
| 2 | Old French | viscounte | Alternative form of visconte |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | vicecomes | — |
| 4 | Latin | comes | a companion, comrade, partner; an attendant, a... |
| 5 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 6 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | — |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |